Re: doc: update the default of data checksums in the doc of pg_rewind
Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
From: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
To: "Zhijie Hou (Fujitsu)" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-12-25T00:21:52Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> On Dec 24, 2025, at 15:27, Zhijie Hou (Fujitsu) <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I noticed that the pg_rewind documentation still states that data > checksums is disabled by default, but it has been changed to on since PG18. > > Here's a small patch to update this. > > Best Regards, > Hou zj > <v1-0001-Fix-outdated-doc-in-pg_rewind.patch> ``` - the cluster was initialized with <application>initdb</application>. Neither of these - are currently on by default. <xref linkend="guc-full-page-writes"/> - must also be set to <literal>on</literal>, but is enabled by default. + the cluster was initialized with <application>initdb</application> (the latter + being the default). <xref linkend="guc-full-page-writes"/> must also be set + to <literal>on</literal>, but is enabled by default. ``` I think we can explicitly mention PG18 and later, like: ``` the cluster was initialized with <application>initdb</application> (data checksums are enabled by default in PostgreSQL 18 and later). ``` I searched over the docs, the usage of “<version> and later” is not rare, for example: ``` <para> <application>pg_amcheck</application> is designed to work with <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 14.0 and later. </para> ``` Best regards, -- Chao Li (Evan) HighGo Software Co., Ltd. https://www.highgo.com/