On Sunday, April 5, 2026, Fujii Masao <
masao.fujii@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 3:10 AM Maciek Sakrejda <m.sakrejda@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It makes sense to align these, but I think the existing VACUUM wording
> is not great. What do you think about something like the attached?
> Basically, I changed both option descriptions to just be
>
> Prints detailed progress for each table at <literal>INFO</literal> level.
>
> I think the idea of _progress_ is important to communicate here. The
> word "report" suggests more detailed information, that comes in a
> batch after the action is completed.
Referring to it only as "progress" seems like a step backward, doesn't it?
The VERBOSE option reports per-table activity details (e.g., pages to scan,
buffer usage), not just progress.
Since these details are shown for each table, they can also serve as progress
indicators, but they're more than that.
If that understanding is correct, the existing term "vacuum activity report"
seems more appropriate to me. Thought?
How about something like:
“Enables sending an INFO message to the client (and server log) as each table is processed. This message contains: etc…”
And then let’s tell the user what info they are getting and what it means (where necessary).
I concur being specific about when these messages arrive, and IMO where, should be specified. But losing the detail of “report” is not good; but not sure why we are being vague so suggest we just go all-in on specificity.
David J.
