Re: flags argument for dsm_create

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> On 2015-03-19 11:21:45 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
>> One question I struggled with is whether to keep the existing
>> dsm_create() signature intact and add a new function
>> dsm_create_extended(). I eventually decided against it. The
>> dsm_create() API is relatively new at this point, so there probably
>> aren't too many people who will be inconvenienced by an API break now.
>> If we go ahead and create dsm_create_extended() now, and then need
>> to make another API change down the line, I doubt there will be much
>> support for dsm_create_extended2() or whatever. So my gut is that
>> it's better to just change this outright, and keep
>> dsm_create_extended() as an idea for the future. But I could go the
>> other way on that if people feel strongly about it.
>
> +1 for a clear API break.

I'm slightly confused. Does that mean "just change it" or does that
mean "add dsm_create_extended instead"?

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