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* pgsql: Add a comment to distinguish backend types
@ 2026-08-01 19:41 Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>
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From: Daniel Gustafsson @ 2026-08-01 19:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org

Add a comment to distinguish backend types

The data checksums entries were seemingly auxiliary processes from
reading the code, but they are in fact background workers.  Add a
comment to clarify.  Backpatch down to v19 where online checksums
were introduced.

Author: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Reported-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHGQGwFsBjQs2fv7b72hxzGV_fJMh6LAg4E83pNfDOu1jVgWCA@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 19

Branch
------
master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/7a0299a1348b563c72a57a2a40462e90af9dfbac

Modified Files
--------------
src/include/miscadmin.h | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)



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* pgsql: Add a comment to distinguish backend types
@ 2026-08-01 19:42 Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread

From: Daniel Gustafsson @ 2026-08-01 19:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org

Add a comment to distinguish backend types

The data checksums entries were seemingly auxiliary processes from
reading the code, but they are in fact background workers.  Add a
comment to clarify.  Backpatch down to v19 where online checksums
were introduced.

Author: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Reported-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHGQGwFsBjQs2fv7b72hxzGV_fJMh6LAg4E83pNfDOu1jVgWCA@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 19

Branch
------
REL_19_STABLE

Details
-------
https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/4afa9788b51625d19eee08a1420b48b04c0699fa

Modified Files
--------------
src/include/miscadmin.h | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)



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