From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>
Subject: "stable storage"
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:52:22 -0400
Message-ID: <20200817165222.GA31806@momjian.us> (raw)
I know we talk about durability a lot, but it seems we mention "stable
storage" much more often than "durable storage" in our docs:
$ grep 'stable storage' *.sgml
config.sgml: necessarily reached stable storage on the standby.
monitoring.sgml: stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for a relation data file to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for changes to a relation data file to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while adding a line to the
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while creating the data
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach stable storage
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for mapping data to reach stable storage during a logical
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for the relation map file to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach stable storage
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach stable storage during a checkpoint
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach stable storage following a page
monitoring.sgml: stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: replication to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for a two phase state file to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for WAL to reach stable storage during
monitoring.sgml: reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for a WAL file to reach stable storage.</entry>
monitoring.sgml: <entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while assigning a new
$ grep 'durable storage' *.sgml
config.sgml: kernel to durable storage. This can be done while the cluster
func.sgml: location known to be written to durable storage. The write location is the
Is "stable storage" the same as "durable storage"? Should we rename
"stable storage" mentions to "durable storage"?
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> https://momjian.us
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