Re: doc: fix pg_get_multixact_stats() num_mxids type (integer -> bigint)

From: Naga Appani <nagnrik(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Naeem Akhter <naeem(dot)akhter(at)percona(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: doc: fix pg_get_multixact_stats() num_mxids type (integer -> bigint)
Date: 2026-10-15 16:53:24
Message-ID: CA+QeY+Ch1SVEUCytXCXD4sFyPXRePE_=yo0hnNgQXBSTuHnXYQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM Naeem Akhter <naeem(dot)akhter(at)percona(dot)com> wrote:
>
> func-info.sgml documents the num_mxids column of
> pg_get_multixact_stats() as integer, but pg_proc.dat declares it int8
> (bigint), and has since the function was added (97b101776ce). The
> attached one-line patch fixes the doc.
>
> The same doc text is reported in REL_19_STABLE, so this likely needs a
> backpatch to 19 (I only checked master).
>
Thanks for catching this and for the patch, Naeem! num_mxids is declared
int8 in pg_proc.dat, so "integer" in the docs was incorrect.

+1 on the backpatch to 19.

Thanks,
Naga

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