Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal
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Msg-id 4ef1ef06-a8f2-9545-65d0-f774f0ed6b6f@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal  (Vladimir Rusinov <vrusinov@google.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
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On 12/30/16 9:57 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> Additionally, people who are actually using these bits of the system are
> almost certainly going to have to adjust things for the directory
> change,

Some *xlog* functions are commonly used to measure replay lag.  That
usage would not be affected by the directory renaming.  Renaming those
functions would only serve to annoy users and have them delay their
upgrades.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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