From: Fujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org>
To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: pgsql: doc: Clarify meaning of "idle" in idle_replication_slot_timeout.
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:46:30 +0000
Message-ID: <E1ua0yD-005fEz-2l@gemulon.postgresql.org> (raw)
doc: Clarify meaning of "idle" in idle_replication_slot_timeout.
This commit updates the documentation to clarify that "idle" in
idle_replication_slot_timeout means the replication slot is inactive,
that is, not currently used by any replication connection.
Without this clarification, "idle" could be misinterpreted to mean
that the slot is not advancing or that no data is being streamed,
even if a connection exists.
Back-patch to v18 where idle_replication_slot_timeout was added.
Author: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Reviewed-by: David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Gunnar Morling <gunnar.morling@googlemail.com>
Reviewed-by: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CADGJaX_0+FTguWpNSpgVWYQP_7MhoO0D8=cp4XozSQgaZ40Odw@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 18
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master
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/110e6dcaa6595cf71be00808e3df0087d1d2b208
Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 10 ++++++----
doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml | 2 +-
src/backend/replication/slot.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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