Re: First draft of PG 17 release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 6:25 AM Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 06:33:29PM +0530, Amit Kapila wrote:
> > > > It is better to write the above statement as:
> > > > "pg_upgrade</application></link> now preserves replication slots on
> > > > publishers and full subscription's state on subscribers". This is
> > > > because replication slots are preserved on publishers. The subscribers
> > > > preserve the subscription state.
> > >
> > > So, as I understand it, this preservation only happens when the _old_
> > > Postgres version is 17+.
> > >
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > >  Do we want to try and explain that in the
> > > Postgres 17 release notes?
> > >
> >
> > It would be good if we can capture that information without bloating
> > the release document. However, this information is already present in
> > pg_upgrade docs, so users have a way to know the same even if we can't
> > mention it in the release notes.
>
> I have developed the attached patch to mention it is "logical" slots,
> and to mention its future use.
>

LGTM. Thanks!

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.