Re: introduce dynamic shared memory registry - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Nathan Bossart
Subject Re: introduce dynamic shared memory registry
Date
Msg-id 20240111032237.GB3376512@nathanxps13
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In response to Re: introduce dynamic shared memory registry  (Andrei Lepikhov <a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 09:50:19AM +0700, Andrei Lepikhov wrote:
> On 9/1/2024 00:16, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 10:53:17AM +0530, Bharath Rupireddy wrote:
>> > 2. FWIW, I'd like to call this whole feature "Support for named DSM
>> > segments in Postgres". Do you see anything wrong with this?
>> 
>> Why do you feel it should be renamed?  I don't see anything wrong with it,
>> but I also don't see any particular advantage with that name compared to
>> "dynamic shared memory registry."
> It is not a big issue, I suppose. But for me personally (as not a native
> English speaker), the label "Named DSM segments" seems more straightforward
> to understand.

That is good to know, thanks.  I see that it would also align better with
RequestNamedLWLockTranche/GetNamedLWLockTranche.

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Nathan Bossart
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