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From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
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Subject: "stable storage"
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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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