Re: Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/ - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/
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Msg-id 20190404060915.GK7693@paquier.xyz
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In response to Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/  (Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/
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On Thu, Apr 04, 2019 at 05:49:36PM +1300, Thomas Munro wrote:
> I propose that in v13 we redefine "MD" (from md.c) to mean "main data"
> (instead of "magnetic disk").  That's the standard storage layout for
> typical table and index AMs.  As opposed to the proposed undo and SLRU
> SMGRs that provide layouts specialised for different life cycles.

If there is a much better name, I would have no objections with just
renaming the file md.c instead into something that has a better
meaning than "main data", which does not seem to be a name going to
the actual point...
--
Michael

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