Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:22:37 -0600
From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: Andrei Lepikhov <a.lepikhov@postgrespro.ru>
Cc: Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com>,
	Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: introduce dynamic shared memory registry
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On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 09:50:19AM +0700, Andrei Lepikhov wrote:
> On 9/1/2024 00:16, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 10:53:17AM +0530, Bharath Rupireddy wrote:
>> > 2. FWIW, I'd like to call this whole feature "Support for named DSM
>> > segments in Postgres". Do you see anything wrong with this?
>> 
>> Why do you feel it should be renamed?  I don't see anything wrong with it,
>> but I also don't see any particular advantage with that name compared to
>> "dynamic shared memory registry."
> It is not a big issue, I suppose. But for me personally (as not a native
> English speaker), the label "Named DSM segments" seems more straightforward
> to understand.

That is good to know, thanks.  I see that it would also align better with
RequestNamedLWLockTranche/GetNamedLWLockTranche.

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Nathan Bossart
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