docs: replace "stable storage" with "durable" in descriptions

For PG, "durable storage" has a clear meaning, while "stable storage"
does not, so use the former.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20200817165222[email protected]

Backpatch-through: 9.5

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index d96acf1d3ff4f3eccc659298b4d35139f58c1077..cfc475cb2c03f4ebe77018b37fb73aed0f69da57 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
         ensure data preservation even if a standby instance of
         <productname>PostgreSQL</> were to crash, but not if the standby
         suffers an operating-system-level crash, since the data has not
-        necessarily reached stable storage on the standby.
+        necessarily reached durable storage on the standby.
         Finally, the setting <literal>local</> causes commits to wait for
         local flush to disk, but not for replication.  This is not usually
         desirable when synchronous replication is in use, but is provided for

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index 601616ec2cec6209a65fb899681d9c900281492d..1cec700250064aa89dc229d6968541a557f8fc4d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -1375,11 +1375,11 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>ControlFileSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for the control file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for the control file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>ControlFileSyncUpdate</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for an update to the control file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for an update to the control file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>ControlFileWrite</></entry>
@@ -1403,11 +1403,11 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>DataFileFlush</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a relation data file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a relation data file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>DataFileImmediateSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for an immediate synchronization of a relation data file to stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for an immediate synchronization of a relation data file to durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>DataFilePrefetch</></entry>
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>DataFileSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for changes to a relation data file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for changes to a relation data file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>DataFileTruncate</></entry>
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LockFileAddToDataDirSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while adding a line to the data directory lock file.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for data to reach durable storage while adding a line to the data directory lock file.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LockFileAddToDataDirWrite</></entry>
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LockFileCreateSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while creating the data directory lock file.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for data to reach durable storage while creating the data directory lock file.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LockFileCreateWrite</></entry>
@@ -1463,11 +1463,11 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LogicalRewriteCheckpointSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach stable storage during a checkpoint.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach durable storage during a checkpoint.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LogicalRewriteMappingSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for mapping data to reach stable storage during a logical rewrite.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for mapping data to reach durable storage during a logical rewrite.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LogicalRewriteMappingWrite</></entry>
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LogicalRewriteSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>LogicalRewriteTruncate</></entry>
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>RelationMapSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for the relation map file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for the relation map file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>RelationMapWrite</></entry>
@@ -1515,11 +1515,11 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>ReplicationSlotRestoreSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach stable storage while restoring it to memory.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach durable storage while restoring it to memory.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>ReplicationSlotSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>ReplicationSlotWrite</></entry>
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>SLRUFlushSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach stable storage during a checkpoint or database shutdown.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach durable storage during a checkpoint or database shutdown.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>SLRURead</></entry>
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>SLRUSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach stable storage following a page write.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach durable storage following a page write.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>SLRUWrite</></entry>
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>SnapbuildSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a serialized historical catalog snapshot to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a serialized historical catalog snapshot to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>SnapbuildWrite</></entry>
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>TimelineHistoryFileSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a timeline history file received via streaming replication to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a timeline history file received via streaming replication to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>TimelineHistoryFileWrite</></entry>
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>TimelineHistorySync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a newly created timeline history file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a newly created timeline history file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>TimelineHistoryWrite</></entry>
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>TwophaseFileSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a two phase state file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a two phase state file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>TwophaseFileWrite</></entry>
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALBootstrapSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for WAL to reach stable storage during bootstrapping.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for WAL to reach durable storage during bootstrapping.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALBootstrapWrite</></entry>
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALCopySync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting a new WAL segment created by copying an existing one to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting a new WAL segment created by copying an existing one to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALCopyWrite</></entry>
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALInitSync</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach stable storage.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach durable storage.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALInitWrite</></entry>
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALSyncMethodAssign</></entry>
-         <entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while assigning WAL sync method.</entry>
+         <entry>Waiting for data to reach durable storage while assigning WAL sync method.</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
          <entry><literal>WALWrite</></entry>