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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.GA31806@momjian.us Backpatch-through: 9.5
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‎doc/src/sgml/config.sgml

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ensure data preservation even if a standby instance of
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> were to crash, but not if the standby
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suffers an operating-system-level crash, since the data has not
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necessarily reached stable storage on the standby.
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necessarily reached durable storage on the standby.
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Finally, the setting <literal>local</literal> causes commits to wait for
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local flush to disk, but not for replication. This is not usually
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desirable when synchronous replication is in use, but is provided for

‎doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml

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<entry><literal>ControlFileSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for the control file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for the control file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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</row>
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<entry><literal>ControlFileSyncUpdate</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for an update to the control file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for an update to the control file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>ControlFileWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>DataFileFlush</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a relation data file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a relation data file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>DataFileImmediateSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for an immediate synchronization of a relation data file to stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for an immediate synchronization of a relation data file to durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>DataFilePrefetch</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>DataFileSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for changes to a relation data file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for changes to a relation data file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>DataFileTruncate</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>LockFileAddToDataDirSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while adding a line to the data directory lock file.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for data to reach durable storage while adding a line to the data directory lock file.</entry>
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<entry><literal>LockFileAddToDataDirWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>LockFileCreateSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while creating the data directory lock file.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for data to reach durable storage while creating the data directory lock file.</entry>
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<entry><literal>LogicalRewriteCheckpointSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach stable storage during a checkpoint.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach durable storage during a checkpoint.</entry>
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<entry><literal>LogicalRewriteMappingSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for mapping data to reach stable storage during a logical rewrite.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for mapping data to reach durable storage during a logical rewrite.</entry>
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<entry><literal>LogicalRewriteMappingWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a write of mapping data during a logical rewrite.</entry>
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<entry><literal>LogicalRewriteSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for logical rewrite mappings to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>LogicalRewriteTruncate</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>RelationMapSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for the relation map file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for the relation map file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>RelationMapWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>ReplicationSlotRestoreSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach stable storage while restoring it to memory.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach durable storage while restoring it to memory.</entry>
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<entry><literal>ReplicationSlotSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a replication slot control file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>ReplicationSlotWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a write to a replication slot control file.</entry>
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<entry><literal>SLRUFlushSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach stable storage during a checkpoint or database shutdown.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach durable storage during a checkpoint or database shutdown.</entry>
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<entry><literal>SLRURead</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a read of an SLRU page.</entry>
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<entry><literal>SLRUSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach stable storage following a page write.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for SLRU data to reach durable storage following a page write.</entry>
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<entry><literal>SLRUWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry><literal>SnapbuildSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a serialized historical catalog snapshot to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a serialized historical catalog snapshot to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>SnapbuildWrite</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a write of a serialized historical catalog snapshot.</entry>
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<entry><literal>TimelineHistoryFileSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a timeline history file received via streaming replication to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a timeline history file received via streaming replication to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a newly created timeline history file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a newly created timeline history file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry><literal>TwophaseFileSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a two phase state file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a two phase state file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a write of a two phase state file.</entry>
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<entry><literal>WALBootstrapSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for WAL to reach stable storage during bootstrapping.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for WAL to reach durable storage during bootstrapping.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting a new WAL segment created by copying an existing one to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting a new WAL segment created by copying an existing one to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a write when creating a new WAL segment by copying an existing one.</entry>
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<entry><literal>WALInitSync</literal></entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach stable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach durable storage.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for data to reach stable storage while assigning WAL sync method.</entry>
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<entry>Waiting for data to reach durable storage while assigning WAL sync method.</entry>
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