Re: pg_checkpointer is not a verb or verb phrase

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Isaac Morland <isaac(dot)morland(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_checkpointer is not a verb or verb phrase
Date: 2022-07-01 01:22:16
Message-ID: Yr5MSLivgV2UKOjD@paquier.xyz
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On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 08:57:04AM -0400, Isaac Morland wrote:
> I was going to point out that pg_database_owner is the same way, but it is
> fundamentally different in that it has no special allowed access and is
> meant to be the target of permission grants rather than being granted to
> other roles.
>
> +1 to rename it to pg_checkpoint or to some similar name.

We are still in beta, so, FWIW, I am fine to adjust this name even if
it means an extra catversion bump.

"checkpoint" is not a verb (right?), so would something like
"pg_perform_checkpoint" rather than "pg_checkpoint" fit better in the
larger picture?
--
Michael

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