Andres Freund <and...@anarazel.de> writes: > On 2019-03-25 12:33:38 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: >> I don't think it's wise to think of these things as just "slots"; >> that name is way too generic. They are "tuple slots", and so that >> word has to stay in the relevant function names.
> Hm. But we already have slot_{getsomeattrs, getallattrs, attisnull, > getattr, getsysattr}. But perhaps the att in there is enough addiitional > information? I don't claim to be entirely innocent in this matter ;-) If we're going to rename stuff in this area without concern for avoiding inessential code churn, then those are valid targets as well. BTW, maybe it's worth drawing a naming distinction between slot-type-specific and slot-type-independent functions? (I assume there are still some of the latter.) regards, tom lane