Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/

From: Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Retronym: s/magnetic disk/main data/
Date: 2019-04-04 04:49:36
Message-ID: CA+hUKGKTAts7jqqdkz190oA6To9qfxfOamH8pfYDvUpnkUhWJw@mail.gmail.com
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Hello,

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.

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Thomas Munro
https://enterprisedb.com

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