Re: pg_checksums docs mentioning online functions

On Thu, Jun  4, 2026 at 10:39:53PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> > On 4 Jun 2026, at 22:12, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 
> > My big issue is that we explain the limitation of pg_checksums, but
> > don't point readers at the tool that doesn't have that offline
> > restriction.  I think we need that explicitly mentioned, and at the top.
> 
> How about something like the attached?

Looks good, just one suggestion:

> +   When enabling checksums with <application>pg_checksums</application>, if
> +   checksums were in the process of being enabled using
> +   <xref linkend="checksums-online-enable-disable"/>  when the cluster was shut
> +   down, <application>pg_checksums</application> will still process all relation
> +   files regardless of progress of the online processing.

	... pg_checksums will still process all relation files regardless of
	the progress of online checksum processing. 
	-------------------------------

I think this idea is complex enough that we have to clearly state
"online _checksum_ processing."

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