doc: fix pg_get_multixact_stats() num_mxids type (integer -> bigint)
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Hi hackers,
func-info.sgml documents the num_mxids column of
pg_get_multixact_stats() as integer, but pg_proc.dat declares it int8
(bigint), and has since the function was added (97b101776ce). The
attached one-line patch fixes the doc.
The same doc text is reported in REL_19_STABLE, so this likely needs a
backpatch to 19 (I only checked master).
Regards,
Naeem Akhter
Percona
On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM Naeem Akhter <naeem.akhter@percona.com> wrote:
func-info.sgml documents the num_mxids column of
pg_get_multixact_stats() as integer, but pg_proc.dat declares it int8
(bigint), and has since the function was added (97b101776ce). The
attached one-line patch fixes the doc.The same doc text is reported in REL_19_STABLE, so this likely needs a
backpatch to 19 (I only checked master).
Thanks for catching this and for the patch, Naeem! num_mxids is declared
int8 in pg_proc.dat, so "integer" in the docs was incorrect.
+1 on the backpatch to 19.
Thanks,
Naga
On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM Naga Appani <nagnrik@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for catching this and for the patch, Naeem! num_mxids is declared
int8 in pg_proc.dat, so "integer" in the docs was incorrect.
Shinoda-san previously reported the same issue and proposed a fix [1]/messages/by-id/LV8PR84MB3787CF6E56DCC99AE23E712EEE242@LV8PR84MB3787.NAMPRD84.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM,
but seems the patch was not committed unfortunately. Anyway, this fix
looks good to me, so I'll commit it.
Regards,
[1]: /messages/by-id/LV8PR84MB3787CF6E56DCC99AE23E712EEE242@LV8PR84MB3787.NAMPRD84.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM
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Fujii Masao
On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 02:32:48AM +0900, Fujii Masao wrote:
Shinoda-san previously reported the same issue and proposed a fix [1],
but seems the patch was not committed unfortunately. Anyway, this fix
looks good to me, so I'll commit it.
Thanks! The doc change sounds good here.
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Michael