On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 14:22, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Fujii Masao <masao.fu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The column name of pg_stat_replication.backend_start is confusing because >> it's not the time when *backend* was started at all. We should rename it to >> "walsender_start" or "replication_start"? > > walsenders are backends, of course. I think that any clarity we'd get > from renaming this would be not worth the loss of backward > compatibility or the inconsistency with pg_stat_activity.
There was a suggestion the other day I think from Bruce to rename it to session_start in pg_stat_activity. If we do that, we should probably rename it in pg_stat_replication *as well*, of course... -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
