Re: Columns of pg_stat_activity

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 09:50:43PM +0100, Thom Brown wrote:
>> On 11 April 2012 21:46, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>>> Arguably:
>>>        backend_start -> session_start
>>>        query_start -> statment_start

>> Sounds like a lot of potential breakage to solve something I don't
>> think is a problem.  Besides, isn't the door for 9.2 changes now
>> closed and bolted?

We do still have open issues that include such proposed changes,
so I'd say that "too late" isn't a good argument.  However ...

> Well, we renamed procpid -> pid and I noticed these others.  Not sure if
> it is a win or not, but just asking.

We were talking about renaming columns if we changed their semantics.
I don't think renaming for the sake of a slightly cleaner name will
win us any friends.
        regards, tom lane