Re: [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal

From: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Vladimir Rusinov <vrusinov(at)google(dot)com>, Cynthia Shang <cynthia(dot)shang(at)crunchydata(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal
Date: 2016-12-30 17:46:40
Message-ID: 20161230174640.GA4596@fetter.org
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On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 09:57:25AM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:

> Let's make this a clean break/change.

+1

If there are known management gizmos to notify, it'd be nice to try to
give them some sort of warning, but even for them, the release notes
should spell it out clearly.

That business where people would delete files with "log" in the path,
not infrequently on a system running at capacity, isn't just
theoretical. I've seen people lose data permanently that way, and I
know I'm not the only one who's seen this in the real world.

Best,
David.
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