Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Heikki Linnakangas <heikki@enterprisedb.com> writes:
>>> I think the patch is ready. Please remove the PHANTOMCID_DEBUG define
>>> and ifdef blocks before applying.
>>
>> BTW, I don't care much for the terminology "phantom cid" ... there's
>> nothing particularly "phantom" about them, seeing they get onto disk.
>> Can anyone think of a better name? The best I can do offhand is
>> "merged cid" or "cid pair", which aren't inspiring.
>
> MultiCid, like the MultiXacts? Maybe not, they're quite different beasts...
>
> Alias cid? Mapped cid? Compressed cid? Hero cid? :)
>
> I'm happy with phantom cid myself. It sounds cool, and they are a bit
> phantom-like because the true meaning of a phantom cid is lost when the
> transaction ends.
>
Phantom was also a super hero ;)
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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