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doc: update PG 11 release notes with suggested changes

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Bruce Momjian 2018-05-14 16:41:49 -04:00
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Cause large object permission checks
to happen on large object open, <link
linkend="lo-open"><function>lo_open()</function></link>, not
read/write (Tom Lane)
read/write (Tom Lane, Michael Paquier)
</para>
</listitem>
@ -321,6 +321,18 @@
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> has long supported a more
standard-compliant syntax for this capability.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
Branch: master [6bdf1303b] Avoid wrong results for power() with NaN
-->
<para>
Consistently return <literal>NaN</literal> for
<literal>NaN</literal> inputs to <function>power()</function>
on older platforms (Dang Minh Huong)
</para>
</listitem>
@ -711,8 +723,8 @@ same commits as above
</para>
<para>
Previously each hash index entry has to be locked and scanned
separately.
Previously for each hash index entry, we need to refind the scan
position within the page. This cuts down on lock/unlock traffic.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -1057,7 +1069,7 @@ same commits as above
<para>
Add information_schema columns related to table constraints and
triggers (Michael Paquier)
triggers (Peter Eisentraut)
</para>
<para>
@ -1091,22 +1103,17 @@ same commits as above
<para>
Add libpq option to support channel binding when using <link
linkend="auth-password"><acronym>SCRAM</acronym></link>
authentication (Michael Paquier)
authentication (Peter Eisentraut)
</para>
<para>
Channel binding requires the server end
of the <acronym>TLS</acronym> connection to
prove that it knows the password. The options are <link
While <acronym>SCRAM</acronym> always prevents the
replay of transmitted hashed passwords in a later
session, <acronym>SCRAM</acronym> with channel binding
also prevents man-in-the-middle attacks. The options are <link
linkend="libpq-scram-channel-binding"><option>scram_channel_binding=tls-unique</option></link>
and <option>scram_channel_binding=tls-server-end-point</option>.
</para>
<para>
WHAT DOES THIS DOC TEXT MEAN? "An empty value specifies that
the client will not use channel binding. The default value
is tls-unique."
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -1196,7 +1203,7 @@ same commits as above
<para>
Allow access to file system functions to be controlled by
<command>GRANT</command>/<command>REVOKE</command> permissions,
rather than super-user checks (Michael Paquier)
rather than super-user checks (Stephen Frost)
</para>
<para>
@ -1218,7 +1225,7 @@ same commits as above
Use <command>GRANT</command>/<command>REVOKE</command>
to control access to <link
linkend="lo-import"><function>lo_import()</function></link>
and <function>lo_export()</function> (Michael Paquier)
and <function>lo_export()</function> (Michael Paquier, Tom Lane)
</para>
<para>
@ -1420,11 +1427,13 @@ same commits as above
<!--
2018-03-23 [8694cc96b] Exclude unlogged tables from base backups
2018-03-27 [920a5e500] Skip temp tables from basebackup.
2017-11-07 [98267ee83] Exclude pg_internal.init from BASE_BACKUP
-->
<para>
Exclude unlogged and temporary tables from streaming base backups
(David Steele)
Exclude unlogged, temporary tables, and
<filename>pg_internal.init</filename> files from streaming base
backups (David Steele)
</para>
<para>
@ -1468,7 +1477,7 @@ same commits as above
<para>
Add timeline information to the <link
linkend="backup-lowlevel-base-backup"><filename>backup_label</filename></link>
file (Simon Riggs)
file (Michael Paquier)
</para>
<para>
@ -1489,18 +1498,6 @@ same commits as above
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2017-11-07 [98267ee83] Exclude pg_internal.init from BASE_BACKUP
-->
<para>
Document that <filename>pg_internal.init</filename> files do not
need to be included in the base backup (David Steele)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
@ -1546,8 +1543,9 @@ same commits as above
-->
<para>
Allow <command>ALTER TABLE</command> to add a non-null default
column without a table rewrite (Andrew Dunstan, Serge Rielau)
Allow <command>ALTER TABLE</command> to add a column with
a non-null default without a table rewrite (Andrew Dunstan,
Serge Rielau)
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<!--
2018-03-06 [0c2c81b40] doc: Add replication parameter to libpq documentation
-->
<para>
Add libpq parameter to allow physical and logical replication
connections (Michael Paquier)
</para>
<para>
The libpq connection parameter is called <link
linkend="libpq-connect-replication"><option>replication</option></link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2018-03-17 [e3bdb2d92] Set libpq sslcompression to off by default
-->
@ -2022,14 +2004,14 @@ same commits as above
-->
<para>
Have <application>psql</application> \d+ show a partition count
of zero (Amit Langote)
Have psql \d+ always show the partition information (Amit Langote,
Ashutosh Bapat)
</para>
<para>
Previously no partition information would be displayed for such
tables. Also indicate which partitions are themselves partitioned.
ACCURATE?
Previously partition information would not be displayed for a
partitioned table if it had no partitions. Also indicate which
partitions are themselves partitioned.
</para>
</listitem>
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Add <link
linkend="app-pgreceivewal"><application>pg_receivewal</application></link>
option <option>--no-sync</option> to prevent synchronous
<acronym>WAL</acronym> writes (Michael Paquier)
<acronym>WAL</acronym> writes, for testing (Michael Paquier)
</para>
</listitem>
@ -2382,7 +2364,7 @@ same commits as above
<para>
Prevent <application>pg_rewind</application> from running as
<literal>root</literal> (Magnus Hagander)
<literal>root</literal> (Michael Paquier)
</para>
</listitem>