Re: fixes for a few GUC descriptions

> On Sep 11, 2026, at 23:34, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 11:14:03AM +0200, Álvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Maybe it should say "0 means do not wait, -1 means wait indefinitely."
>> This complements the short_desc,
>>
>> Sets the maximum time the server waits during shutdown for all WAL data
>> to be replicated to the receiver.
>>
>> I think the words "for the receiver to catch up" is somehow at odds with
>> the short_desc's "for all WAL data to be replicated". They should be
>> saying the same thing, but aren't.
>
> WFM. v2 uses that wording, except -1 is listed first so that the special
> values stay in ascending order.
>
> I was considering back-patching this to v19. I'd rather not update the
> descriptions in released versions, although I'm not even sure anything in
> released versions need fixing. Any concerns about this?
>
> --
> nathan
> <v2-0001-Describe-special-values-in-more-GUC-descriptions.patch>

V2 LGTM.

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