Re: Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/
Date: 2019-04-04 06:09:15
Message-ID: 20190404060915.GK7693@paquier.xyz
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On Thu, Apr 04, 2019 at 05:49:36PM +1300, Thomas Munro wrote:
> I propose that in v13 we redefine "MD" (from md.c) to mean "main data"
> (instead of "magnetic disk"). That's the standard storage layout for
> typical table and index AMs. As opposed to the proposed undo and SLRU
> SMGRs that provide layouts specialised for different life cycles.

If there is a much better name, I would have no objections with just
renaming the file md.c instead into something that has a better
meaning than "main data", which does not seem to be a name going to
the actual point...
--
Michael

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