Re: Correct documentation for protocol version

From: Dave Cramer <davecramer(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres(at)jeltef(dot)nl>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)oss(dot)nttdata(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Correct documentation for protocol version
Date: 2025-04-22 14:34:55
Message-ID: CADK3HH+33WyVA7YBtEDeXhFPX_hpUMcKiRhPjghzw=8bGtCeUw@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 at 11:02, Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres(at)jeltef(dot)nl> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 at 22:57, Dave Cramer <davecramer(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Well this isn't quite true since if you request 3.0 and have invalid
> options it will return 3.0, which is not the highest supported minor
> version.
>
> Probably good to update this section too then to be similarly correct
> as your already updated section. Maybe also good to clarify further
> that the version that the server responds with is the protocol version
> that will be used during the following communication.
>

I've updated the wording to specify that the negotiateProtocol message will
only be sent if the client requests a major version the server supports.
Also added a note saying that this will be the protocol version that will
be used for the duration of the connectin

See attached.

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protocol-6.patch application/octet-stream 1.6 KB

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