On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Greg Smith <g...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > Robert Haas wrote: >> >> I don't think IO is a terrible name for an option but I like BUFFERS >> better. I don't think the BUFFERS/BLOCKS confusion is too bad, but >> perhaps we could use BUFFERS in both places. > > I don't know how "blocks" got into here in the first place--this concept is > "buffers" just about everywhere else already, right?
I think we have some places already in the system where we bounce back and forth between those terms. I expect that's the reason. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers