Re: [HACKERS] increasing the default WAL segment size

Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> On 2017-02-15 22:46:38 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Now that we've renamed "xlog" to "wal" in user-facing elements, I think
>> we should strive to use the name "wal" internally too in new code, not
>> "xlog" anymore.  This patch introduces several variables, macros,
>> functions that ought to change names now -- XLogSegmentOffset should be
>> WALSegmentOffset for example.  (I expect that as we touch code over
>> time, the use of "xlog" will decrease, though not fully disappear).

> I think this will just decrease the consistency in xlog.c (note the
> name) et al.

It's also going to make back-patching bug fixes in the area a real
nightmare.  Let's not change the code more than necessary to implement
the desired user-facing behavior.
        regards, tom lane