Re: pg_xlog -> pg_xjournal?

On 06/01/2015 04:22 PM, Thomas Munro wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>> Also ... if we were to rename it, it should be "pg_wal" or "pg_xact".
>> Please let's not add yet another term for the WAL.
> 
> +1 for pg_wal if it has to be renamed.
> 
> If pg_clog also has to be renamed, how about using your other
> suggestion "pg_xact" for that?  It fits alongside pg_multixact.

Yes, or pg_commit would work too (it's the "commit log").

However, choosing a new name is the easy part.

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