Commit 5c38782c authored by Heikki Linnakangas's avatar Heikki Linnakangas

Note explicitly that hash indexes are also not replicated because they're not

WAL-logged. Make the notice about the lack of WAL-logging more visible by
making it a <caution>. Also remove the false statement from hot standby
caveats section that hash indexes are not used during hot standby.
parent 3579a94d
......@@ -1845,8 +1845,7 @@ LOG: database system is ready to accept read only connections
<listitem>
<para>
Operations on hash indexes are not presently WAL-logged, so
replay will not update these indexes. Hash indexes will not be
used for query plans during recovery.
replay will not update these indexes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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......@@ -187,14 +187,15 @@ CREATE INDEX <replaceable>name</replaceable> ON <replaceable>table</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</para>
<note>
<caution>
<para>
Hash index operations are not presently WAL-logged,
so hash indexes might need to be rebuilt with <command>REINDEX</>
after a database crash.
For this reason, hash index use is presently discouraged.
after a database crash. They are also not replicated over streaming or
file-based replication.
For these reasons, hash index use is presently discouraged.
</para>
</note>
</caution>
<para>
<indexterm>
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