Re: First draft of PG 19 release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 07:55:56AM +0530, Ashutosh Bapat wrote:
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 6:49 AM Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have completed the first draft of the PG 19 release notes:
> > >
> > >         https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/release-19.html
> > >
> > > The feature count is 212.  The recent average is 200:
> >
> > One correction:
> >
> > Add simplified shared memory registration function
> > ShmemRequestStruct() (Ashutosh Bapat) §
> >
> > Heikki Linnakangas is the primary author of this commit.
> >
> > Also, depending upon the availability of space, here's a suggested version:
> >
> > --
> > Add simplified and improved shared memory registration function
> > ShmemRequestStruct (Heikki Linnakangas, Ashutosh Bapat)
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> I have used your text above.  FYI, the commit message only has this for
> author:
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>         Co-authored-by: Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>

Thanks for accepting the suggestion.

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> > Allows requesting named shared memory structures during and after
> > server startup. Functions ShmemInitStruct() and ShmemInitHash() remain
> > for backward compatibility.
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> I didn't add this text because the number of readers interested in this
> change is very small.  Those who are interested can read the commit
> message.

Fair enough.

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Best Wishes,
Ashutosh Bapat