Re: First draft of PG 17 release notes

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 06:33:29PM +0530, Amit Kapila wrote:
> > > It is better to write the above statement as:
> > > "pg_upgrade</application></link> now preserves replication slots on
> > > publishers and full subscription's state on subscribers". This is
> > > because replication slots are preserved on publishers. The subscribers
> > > preserve the subscription state.
> >
> > So, as I understand it, this preservation only happens when the _old_
> > Postgres version is 17+.
> >
>
> Yes.
>
> > Do we want to try and explain that in the
> > Postgres 17 release notes?
> >
>
> It would be good if we can capture that information without bloating
> the release document. However, this information is already present in
> pg_upgrade docs, so users have a way to know the same even if we can't
> mention it in the release notes.

I have developed the attached patch to mention it is "logical" slots,
and to mention its future use.

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