| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, Vladimir Rusinov <vrusinov(at)google(dot)com>, Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com(dot)br>, David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>, Cynthia Shang <cynthia(dot)shang(at)crunchydata(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal |
| Date: | 2017-01-26 19:43:14 |
| Message-ID: | 2787.1485459794@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> wrote:
>>> Whether the voters recognized that fact at the time I would have to concur
>>> that if we are going to change from xlog to wal we should be all-in. If
>>> you want to vote to reject putting the whole camel in the tent I would say
>>> its a vote for reverting the change that put the camel's nose in there in
>>> the first place.
>> WTF.
> I think that response is unwarranted. I happen to agree entirely with
> his position.
Me three. If we're changing this at all, we should try to eliminate
"xlog" from user-visible names and docs altogether. I was okay with the
proposal to have some redundant names in place for awhile, and I'm equally
okay with not having any; but not with being permanently schizophrenic
on the point.
regards, tom lane
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