Re: Reporting WAL file containing checkpoint's REDO record in pg_controldata's result

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
>>> s/segment/file/g?
>>
>> Yep, "file" might be more intuitive for a user than "segment". Attached is the
>> "file" version of the patch.
>
> We're already using "file" to mean something different *internally*,
> don't we? And since pg_controldata shows fairly internal information,
> I'm not sure this is the best idea.
>
> Maybe compromise and call it "segment file" - that is both easier to
> understand than segment, and not actually using a term that means
> something else...

It's also kind of wordy. I think "file" is fine. There are a few
references to xlogid indicating a "file number", but the actual field
name is just xlogid. We also use the term "file" to mean the other
thing, as in XLOGfileslop, and I have a hard time believing anyone's
really going to get confused about what is meant here.

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