Re: Rename PqMsg_Progress to PqMsg_ParallelWorkerProgress

On Thu, 10 Sept 2026 at 02:57, Sami Imseih <samimseih(dot)pg(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> While looking at this, I realized that "PqMsg_Progress" is the name of the
> 'P' message that was added for parallel index progress reporting.
>
> I missed [1] at the time, but if there is still a chance to rename it to
> "PqMsg_ParallelWorkerProgress", that seems better,
> "PqMsg_Progress" does not really describe what it is, whereas
> "PqMsg_ParallelWorkerProgress" makes it explicit that this is a
> parallel-worker-to-leader message. It also matches other places in the code
> that deal with parallel workers, such as "IsParallelWorker", so it is easier
> to find when looking through parallel-worker code.
>
> [1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/ZpboPlg1v38vJhsD%40nathan
>
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> Sami Imseih
> Amazon Web Services (AWS)
>

Well, that's kind of bikeshedding for me to start with. But if we do,
maybe a better option will be to describe what this exactly does, not
who sends it. Like PgMsg_StatProgressReport or something. Does it
sound?

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Kirill Reshke