I searched the various threads on the xlog -> wal rename and I couldn't
find any specific mention of why this was not renamed.

I have attached a patch in case it was an oversight rather than left
as-is on purpose.

Thanks,
-- 
-David
da...@pgmasters.net
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c 
b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index df4843f409..fd7bfa11d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -3562,7 +3562,7 @@ XLogFileRead(XLogSegNo segno, int emode, TimeLineID tli,
                        set_ps_display(activitymsg, false);
 
                        restoredFromArchive = RestoreArchivedFile(path, 
xlogfname,
-                                                                               
                          "RECOVERYXLOG",
+                                                                               
                          "RECOVERYWAL",
                                                                                
                          XLogSegSize,
                                                                                
                          InRedo);
                        if (!restoredFromArchive)
@@ -5550,10 +5550,10 @@ exitArchiveRecovery(TimeLineID endTLI, XLogRecPtr 
endOfLog)
        XLogArchiveCleanup(xlogfname);
 
        /*
-        * Since there might be a partial WAL segment named RECOVERYXLOG, get 
rid
+        * Since there might be a partial WAL segment named RECOVERYWAL, get rid
         * of it.
         */
-       snprintf(recoveryPath, MAXPGPATH, XLOGDIR "/RECOVERYXLOG");
+       snprintf(recoveryPath, MAXPGPATH, XLOGDIR "/RECOVERYWAL");
        unlink(recoveryPath);           /* ignore any error */
 
        /* Get rid of any remaining recovered timeline-history file, too */
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