Re: [PATCH] Reserve protocol 3.1 explicitly in pqcomm.h
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-01-20T23:10:49Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com> writes: > This is a tiny followup to https://postgr.es/c/0664aa4ff8 that > enshrines the unused 3.1 protocol version as PG_PROTOCOL_RSRV31. The > patch comes from [1]; I just wanted to give people the opportunity to > bikeshed the name (or object to the move?) before it becomes part of a > public header. +1 for concept, but I agree the name needs bikeshedding. "RSRV" is unreadable, and people might well mentally expand it to something involving "server", leading to confusion. How about "PG_PROTOCOL_RESERVED_31" or "PG_PROTOCOL_UNUSED_31"? regards, tom lane
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pqcomm.h: Explicitly reserve protocol v3.1
- f7521bf721d1 19 (unreleased) landed