New standby_slot_names GUC in PG 17

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-06-21T15:37:54Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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.

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Commits

  1. Update release notes to reflect recent commit 0f934b0739.

  2. Rename standby_slot_names to synchronized_standby_slots.

  3. Add a new slot sync worker to synchronize logical slots.