Re: New standby_slot_names GUC in PG 17

Hi,

A humble input, as on primary we have #primary_slot_name = ''  then should
not it be okay to have standby_slot_names or standby_slot_name ? It seems
consistent with the Guc on primary.

Another suggestion is *standby_replication_slots*.

Regards,
Muhammad Ikram
Bitnine Global.

On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 8:47 PM Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 11:37:54AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > The release notes have this item:
> >
> >       Allow specification of physical standbys that must be synchronized
> >       before they are visible to subscribers (Hou Zhijie, Shveta Malik)
> >
> >       The new server variable is standby_slot_names.
> >
> > Is standby_slot_names an accurate name for this GUC?  It seems too
> > generic.
>
> +1, I was considering bringing this up, too.  I'm still thinking of
> alternate names to propose, though.
>
> --
> nathan
>
>
>

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Muhammad Ikram