Re: should we add a XLogRecPtr/LSN SQL type?

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: should we add a XLogRecPtr/LSN SQL type?
Date: 2014-02-05 18:31:23
Message-ID: CA+Tgmoa-TuWPwZ+3bpYPeqEQrNxzx7BRbuqaGuo1etnDrRQobg@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> Perhaps this type should be called pglsn, since it's an
> implementation-specific detail and not a universal concept like int,
> point, or uuid.

If we're going to do that, I suggest pg_lsn rather than pglsn. We
already have pg_node_tree, so using underscores for separation would
be more consistent.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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