| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> |
| Cc: | pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: pgsql: doc: remove verbiage about "receiving" data from rep. slots |
| Date: | 2025-11-14 14:12:33 |
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 09:05:07AM -0500, Andres Freund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 2025-11-14 09:02:12 -0500, Andres Freund wrote:
> > On 2025-11-14 13:56:06 +0000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > doc: remove verbiage about "receiving" data from rep. slots
> > >
> > > The slots are just LSN markers, not something to receive from.
> >
> > I think this is wrong. Logical slots also preserve resources other than WAL.
>
> I also think that the complaint about slots not being something to receive
> from is simply wrong for logical slots.
Uh, can you clarify since I can't find details on what they preserve.
The reason I liked the new wording is that the slot is only a small part
of the receiving path. Almost by definition, the slot is specified as
_part_ of the connection parameter --- it is not the connection
parameter.
Can you think of better wording that would be clearer than what we had?
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