Commit 1ba96ef0 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

More release note wording improvements.

parent 7b98f6be
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...@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Control over whether <literal>NULL</>s sort first or last, using Control over whether <literal>NULL</>s sort first or last
<literal>ORDER BY ... NULLS FIRST/LAST</>
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Updatable cursors using <literal>UPDATE/DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF</> Updatable cursors
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -124,17 +123,14 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -124,17 +123,14 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Numerous improvements in logging and statistics collection, Numerous improvements in logging and statistics collection
including the ability to emit postmaster log messages in
<acronym>CSV</> format, which can be loaded into a database
table for analysis
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Support Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI) on Support Security Service Provider Interface (<acronym>SSPI</>) for
authentication for Windows and GSSAPI authentication on Windows
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -163,8 +159,8 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -163,8 +159,8 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Asynchronous commit option allows transactions to be committed Asynchronous commit allows transactions to be committed but on-disk
but on-disk changes to be delayed changes to be delayed
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -487,8 +483,8 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -487,8 +483,8 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Asynchronous commit option allows transactions to be committed Asynchronous commit allows transactions to be committed but on-disk
but on-disk changes to be delayed (Simon) changes to be delayed (Simon)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
...@@ -526,14 +522,14 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -526,14 +522,14 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
To allow high concurrency <productname>PostgreSQL</> retains old To allow high concurrency <command>UPDATE</> creates a new tuple,
versions of updated rows. Previously only <command>VACUUM</> rather than replacing the old tuple. Previously only
could reuse space taken by dead rows. With <acronym>HOT</> dead <command>VACUUM</> could reuse space taken by old tuples. With
row space can be reused at the time of <command>UPDATE</> or <acronym>HOT</> dead tuple space can be reused at the time of
<command>INSERT</>. This allows for more consistent performance. <command>UPDATE</> or <command>INSERT</>. This allows for more
<acronym>HOT</> even allows deleted row space reuse. consistent performance. <acronym>HOT</> even allows deleted row
<command>UPDATE</> space reuse is only possible if no modified space reuse. <acronym>HOT</> space reuse is not possible if
columns are indexed. <command>UPDATE</> changes indexed columns.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -627,8 +623,9 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -627,8 +623,9 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This is done by scanning the table and using a filter to save This is done by sequentially scanning the table and using a filter
the few requested rows, rather than sorting the entire table. to save the few requested rows, rather than sorting the entire
table. This is used if there is no matching index.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -694,8 +691,13 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -694,8 +691,13 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Support Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI) Support Security Service Provider Interface (<acronym>SSPI</>) for
authentication on Windows (Magnus) authentication on Windows
</para>
<para>
This also adds support for the <acryonym>GSSAPI</> authentication
<acronym>API</>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -740,6 +742,10 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -740,6 +742,10 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
Allow logfile creation in CSV format (Arul Shaji, Greg Smith, Allow logfile creation in CSV format (Arul Shaji, Greg Smith,
Andrew Dunstan) Andrew Dunstan)
</para> </para>
<para>
The CSV file can be loaded into a database table for analysis.
</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
...@@ -1004,8 +1010,11 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -1004,8 +1010,11 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Control over whether <literal>NULL</>s sort first or last, using Control over whether <literal>NULL</>s sort first or last (Teodor, Tom)
<literal>ORDER BY ... NULLS FIRST/LAST</> (Teodor, Tom) </para>
<para>
The syntax is <literal>ORDER BY ... NULLS FIRST/LAST</>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
...@@ -1031,8 +1040,9 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. ...@@ -1031,8 +1040,9 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This eliminates the need to reference a primary key to update or This eliminates the need to reference a primary key to
delete rows returned by a cursor. <command>UPDATE</> or <command>DELETE</> rows returned by a cursor.
The syntax is <literal>UPDATE/DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF</>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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