Re: PG 14 release notes, first draft

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 05:28:24PM +0900, Masahiko Sawada wrote:
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:03 PM Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >
> > I have committed the first draft of the PG 14 release notes. You can
> > see the most current build of them here:
> >
> > https://momjian.us/pgsql_docs/release-14.html
>
> Thank you!
>
> > Add system view pg_stat_replication_slots to report replication slot activity (Sawada Masahiko, Amit Kapila)
> >
> > Function pg_stat_reset_replication_slot() resets slot statistics. THIS IS LOGICAL ONLY, BUT NO "LOGICAL" IN THE NAME?
>
> IIUC pg_stat_replication_slots view supports only logical slot for
> now. But we might have it show also physical slot in the future. I'm
> fine with the current view name and description but someone might want
> to use "logical replication slot" instead of just "replication slot".

OK, I was just confirming we are happy with the name.
>
> > IS "ACTIVITY" THE RIGHT WORD?
>
> The doc says "The pg_stat_replication_slots view will contain one row
> per logical replication slot, showing statistics about its usage.". So
> we can say "... to report replication slot statistics about its
> usage".

OK, I think I prefer "activity" so will just keep that.

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