Re: DOCS - pg_replication_slot . Fix the 'inactive_since' description
shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>
From: shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>
To: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>,
shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>
Date: 2024-09-03T06:12:32Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 10:43 AM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > To summarize, the current description wrongly describes the field as a
> > > time duration:
> > > "The time since the slot has become inactive."
> > >
> > > I suggest replacing it with:
> > > "The slot has been inactive since this time."
> > >
> >
> > +1 for the change. If I had read the document without knowing about
> > the patch, I too would have interpreted it as a duration.
> >
>
> The suggested change looks good to me as well. I'll wait for a day or
> two before pushing to see if anyone thinks otherwise.
Shall we make the change in code-comment as well:
typedef struct ReplicationSlot
{
...
/* The time since the slot has become inactive */
TimestampTz inactive_since;
}
thanks
Shveta
Commits
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Doc: Clarify the `inactive_since` field description.
- d05a387d9d78 18.0 landed
- 5f46439d5931 17.3 landed
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Change last_inactive_time to inactive_since in pg_replication_slots.
- 6d49c8d4b4f4 17.0 cited