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doc: add more sections to PG 16 release notes

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2023-01-26 [37e267335] Don't install postmaster symlink anymore
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2023-01-01 [d747dc85a] In plpgsql, don't preassign portal names to bound cursor
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Remove symbolic links for the postmaster binary (Peter Eisentraut)
Change assignment rules for PL/pgSQL bound cursor variables (Tom Lane)
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Previously, the string value of such variables was set to match the variable name during cursor assignment; now it will be assigned during OPEN, and will not match the variable name.
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2023-02-24 [d95952325] Disallow NULLS NOT DISTINCT indexes for primary keys
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Disallow NULLS NOT DISTINCT indexes for primary keys (Daniel Gustafsson)
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@ -92,28 +107,15 @@ Backend support for this authentication method was removed in PostgreSQL 9.1.
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Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
2023-01-01 [d747dc85a] In plpgsql, don't preassign portal names to bound cursor
Author: David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org>
2023-02-15 [5352ca22e] Rename force_parallel_mode to debug_parallel_query
Author: David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org>
2023-04-14 [0981846b9] Remove old GUC name mapping for "force_parallel_mode"
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<listitem>
<para>
Change assignment rules for PL/pgSQL bound cursor variables (Tom Lane)
</para>
<para>
Previously, the string value of such variables was set to match the variable name during cursor assignment; now it will be assigned during OPEN, and will not match the variable name.
</para>
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Author: Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>
2023-02-24 [d95952325] Disallow NULLS NOT DISTINCT indexes for primary keys
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<para>
Disallow NULLS NOT DISTINCT indexes for primary keys (Daniel Gustafsson)
Rename server variable force_parallel_mode to debug_parallel_query (David Rowley)
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@ -128,6 +130,21 @@ Remove the ability to create views manually with ON SELECT rules (Tom Lane)
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Author: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
2023-04-24 [1118cd37e] Remove vacuum_defer_cleanup_age
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Remove the server variable vacuum_defer_cleanup_age (Andres Freund)
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<para>
This has been unnecessary since hot_standby_feedback and replication slots were added.
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Author: Thomas Munro <tmunro@postgresql.org>
2022-11-29 [cd4329d93] Remove promote_trigger_file.
@ -144,30 +161,13 @@ This was used to promote a standby to primary, but is now easier accomplished wi
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Author: David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org>
2023-02-15 [5352ca22e] Rename force_parallel_mode to debug_parallel_query
Author: David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org>
2023-04-14 [0981846b9] Remove old GUC name mapping for "force_parallel_mode"
Author: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
2023-01-26 [37e267335] Don't install postmaster symlink anymore
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<listitem>
<para>
Rename server variable force_parallel_mode to debug_parallel_query (David Rowley)
</para>
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Author: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
2023-04-24 [1118cd37e] Remove vacuum_defer_cleanup_age
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Remove the server variable vacuum_defer_cleanup_age (Andres Freund)
</para>
<para>
This has been unnecessary since hot_standby_feedback and replication slots were added.
Remove symbolic links for the postmaster binary (Peter Eisentraut)
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@ -968,62 +968,6 @@ Allow the SCRAM iteration count to be set with server variable scram_iterations
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2022-10-24 [8fea86830] Add support for regexps on database and user entries in
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<para>
Add support for regular expression matching on database and role entries in pg_hba.conf (Bertrand Drouvot)
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Regular expression patterns are prefixed with a slash. Database and role names that begin with slashes need to be double-quoted if referenced in pg_hba.conf.
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-01-20 [efb6f4a4f] Support the same patterns for pg-user in pg_ident.conf a
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Improve user-column handling of pg_ident.conf to match pg_hba.conf (Jelte Fennema)
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Specifically, add support for "all", role membership with "+", and regular expressions with a leading slash. Any user name that matches these patterns must be double-quoted.
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2022-11-24 [a54b658ce] Add support for file inclusions in HBA and ident configu
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<para>
Allow include files in pg_hba.conf and pg_ident.conf (Julien Rouhaud)
</para>
<para>
These are controlled by "include", "include_if_exists", and "include_dir". System views pg_hba_file_rules and pg_ident_file_mappings now display the file name.
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2022-10-26 [c591300a8] Add rule_number to pg_hba_file_rules and map_number to p
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Add rule and map numbers to the system view pg_hba_file_rules (Julien Rouhaud)
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Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
2022-10-14 [3057465ac] Replace the sorted array of GUC variables with a hash ta
@ -1257,6 +1201,71 @@ Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
<para>
Add function pg_dissect_walfile_name() to report the segment and timeline values of WAL file names (Bharath Rupireddy)
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</itemizedlist>
</sect4>
<sect4 id="release-16-pg-hba">
<title><link linkend="auth-pg-hba-conf">pg_hba.conf</link></title>
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2022-10-24 [8fea86830] Add support for regexps on database and user entries in
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Add support for regular expression matching on database and role entries in pg_hba.conf (Bertrand Drouvot)
</para>
<para>
Regular expression patterns are prefixed with a slash. Database and role names that begin with slashes need to be double-quoted if referenced in pg_hba.conf.
</para>
</listitem>
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-01-20 [efb6f4a4f] Support the same patterns for pg-user in pg_ident.conf a
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Improve user-column handling of pg_ident.conf to match pg_hba.conf (Jelte Fennema)
</para>
<para>
Specifically, add support for "all", role membership with "+", and regular expressions with a leading slash. Any user name that matches these patterns must be double-quoted.
</para>
</listitem>
<!--
Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2022-11-24 [a54b658ce] Add support for file inclusions in HBA and ident configu
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Allow include files in pg_hba.conf and pg_ident.conf (Julien Rouhaud)
</para>
<para>
These are controlled by "include", "include_if_exists", and "include_dir". System views pg_hba_file_rules and pg_ident_file_mappings now display the file name.
</para>
</listitem>
<!--
Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2022-10-26 [c591300a8] Add rule_number to pg_hba_file_rules and map_number to p
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Add rule and map numbers to the system view pg_hba_file_rules (Julien Rouhaud)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -2766,7 +2775,7 @@ Allow auto_explain to log query parameters used in executing prepared statements
<para>
This is controlled by auto_explain.log_parameter_max_length, and by default query parameters will be logged with no length restriction.
SHOULD THIS BE MORE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS CONTROLLING THE EXECUTION OF PREPARED STATEMENTS.
SHOULD THIS BE MORE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS CONTROLLING THE EXECUTION OF PREPARED STATEMENTS?
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@ -2841,65 +2850,6 @@ Initialization changes will require modules written for older versions of Postgr
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-01-23 [c31cf1c03] pg_walinspect: Add pg_get_wal_fpi_info()
Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-03-10 [9ecb134a9] pg_walinspect: pg_get_wal_fpi_info() -> pg_get_wal_block
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<para>
Add pg_walinspect function pg_get_wal_block() to report WAL block information (Michael Paquier, Melanie Plageman, Bharath Rupireddy)
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Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-03-30 [122376f02] Show record information in pg_get_wal_block_info.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-03-31 [df4f3ab51] Add show_data option to pg_get_wal_block_info.
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<listitem>
<para>
Add output fields to pg_walinspect's function pg_get_wal_block_info() (Bharath Rupireddy, Peter Geoghegan)
</para>
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-03-14 [5c1b66280] Rework design of functions in pg_walinspect
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Change how pg_walinspect functions pg_get_wal_records_info(), pg_get_wal_stats(), and pg_get_wal_block_info() interpret ending LSNs (Bharath Rupireddy)
</para>
<para>
Previously ending LSNs which represent nonexistent WAL locations would generate an error, while they will now be interpreted as the end of the WAL. Functions pg_get_wal_records_info_till_end_of_wal() and
pg_get_wal_stats_till_end_of_wal() have been removed.
</para>
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Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-07 [7d8219a44] Show more detail in heapam rmgr descriptions.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-07 [1c453cfd8] Show more detail in nbtree rmgr descriptions.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-11 [96149a180] Fix Heap rmgr's desc output for infobits arrays.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-19 [50547a3fa] Fix wal_consistency_checking enhanced desc output.
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<listitem>
<para>
Improve descriptions of pg_walinspect items (Melanie Plageman, Peter Geoghegan)
</para>
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-04-06 [1d477a907] Fix row tracking in pg_stat_statements with extended que
@ -3016,6 +2966,74 @@ Author: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
<para>
Have postgres_fdw and dblink handle interrupts during connection establishment (Andres Freund)
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</sect4>
<sect4 id="release-16-walinspect">
<title><link linkend="pgwalinspect"><application>pg_walinspect</application></link></title>
<itemizedlist>
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Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-01-23 [c31cf1c03] pg_walinspect: Add pg_get_wal_fpi_info()
Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-03-10 [9ecb134a9] pg_walinspect: pg_get_wal_fpi_info() -> pg_get_wal_block
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Add pg_walinspect function pg_get_wal_block() to report WAL block information (Michael Paquier, Melanie Plageman, Bharath Rupireddy)
</para>
</listitem>
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Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-03-30 [122376f02] Show record information in pg_get_wal_block_info.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-03-31 [df4f3ab51] Add show_data option to pg_get_wal_block_info.
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Add output fields to pg_walinspect's function pg_get_wal_block_info() (Bharath Rupireddy, Peter Geoghegan)
</para>
</listitem>
<!--
Author: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
2023-03-14 [5c1b66280] Rework design of functions in pg_walinspect
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Change how pg_walinspect functions pg_get_wal_records_info(), pg_get_wal_stats(), and pg_get_wal_block_info() interpret ending LSNs (Bharath Rupireddy)
</para>
<para>
Previously ending LSNs which represent nonexistent WAL locations would generate an error, while they will now be interpreted as the end of the WAL. Functions pg_get_wal_records_info_till_end_of_wal() and
pg_get_wal_stats_till_end_of_wal() have been removed.
</para>
</listitem>
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Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-07 [7d8219a44] Show more detail in heapam rmgr descriptions.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-07 [1c453cfd8] Show more detail in nbtree rmgr descriptions.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-11 [96149a180] Fix Heap rmgr's desc output for infobits arrays.
Author: Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
2023-04-19 [50547a3fa] Fix wal_consistency_checking enhanced desc output.
-->
<listitem>
<para>
Improve descriptions of pg_walinspect items (Melanie Plageman, Peter Geoghegan)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>