From 1d7cef2b60b90673eb23e26fdb58dcc3e521ba55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:00:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] doc PG 17 relnotes: add major features list
Reported-by: Tom Lane
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/d1748552-31f5-4f80-937b-767b5f7d8324@postgresql.org
Author: Jonathan Katz
Backpatch-through: 17 only
---
doc/src/sgml/release-17.sgml | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-17.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-17.sgml
index 9d69016cd6c..fdbbbed07aa 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-17.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-17.sgml
@@ -18,7 +18,81 @@
</para>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>TO BE COMPLETED LATER</para></listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New memory management system for <command>VACUUM</command>, which reduces
+ memory consumption and can improve overall vacuuming performance.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New <acronym>SQL/JSON</acronym> capabilities, including constructors,
+ identity functions, and the <link
+ linkend="functions-sqljson-table"><function>JSON_TABLE()</function></link>
+ function, which converts JSON data into a table representation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Various query performance improvements, including to sequential reads
+ using streaming I/O, write throughput under high concurrency, and
+ searches over multiple values in a <link linkend="btree">btree</link>
+ index.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Logical replication enhancements, including:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Failover control
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <link
+ linkend="app-pgcreatesubscriber"><application>pg_createsubscriber</application></link>,
+ a utility that logical replicas from physical standbys
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <link
+ linkend="pgupgrade"><application>pg_upgrade</application></link> now
+ preserves replication slots on both publishers and subscribers
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New client-side connection option, <link
+ linkend="libpq-connect-sslnegotiation"><literal>sslnegotiation=direct</literal></link>,
+ that allows direct TLS handshakes that avoids a round-trip negotation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <link
+ linkend="app-pgbasebackup"><application>pg_basebackup</application></link>
+ now supports incremental backup.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <link linkend="sql-copy"><command>COPY</command></link> adds a new option,
+ <literal>ON_ERROR ignore</literal>, that allows a copy operation to
+ continue in the event of an error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>