On 2015-04-21 10:53:08 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:17 AM, Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> >> I don't really like the 'pid' field for pg_replication_slots. About
> >> naming it 'active_in' or such?
> >
> > It was originally named active_pid, but changed based on feedback from
> > others that 'pid' would be consistent with pg_stat_activity and
> > pg_replication_slots. I have no strong opinion on the name, though I'd
> > prefer it reflect that the field does in fact represent a process ID.
>
> Agreed. I don't like the as-committed name of active_in either. It's
> not at all clear what that means.
I like it being called active_*, that makes the correlation to active
clear. active_pid then?
Greetings,
Andres Freund