Re: [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Daniel Verite <daniel(at)manitou-mail(dot)org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, Vladimir Rusinov <vrusinov(at)google(dot)com>, David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(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: 2017-02-09 19:08:14
Message-ID: 21710.1486667294@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
>>> Here is what I have, 6 votes clearly stated:
>>> 1. Rename nothing: Daniel,
>>> 2. Rename directory only: Andres
>>> 3. Rename everything: Stephen, Vladimir, David S, Michael P (with
>>> aliases for functions, I could live without at this point...)

> [ vote-counting ]

> Therefore, I plan to go ahead and do #3. Somebody's probably going to
> jump in now with another opinion but I think this thread's gone on
> long enough.

Agreed, let's just get it done.

Although this doesn't really settle whether we ought to do 3a (with
backwards-compatibility function aliases in core) or 3b (without 'em).
Do people want to re-vote, understanding that those are the remaining
choices?

regards, tom lane

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