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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2023-11-13 14:03:36 -0500
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2023-11-13 14:03:36 -0500
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doc: correct description of libpq's PQsetnonblocking() mode
Reported-by: Yugo NAGATA Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20210713115949.702986955f8ccf23fa81073c@sraoss.co.jp Backpatch-through: 12-16, master already done
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
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--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -4941,11 +4941,12 @@ int PQsetnonblocking(PGconn *conn, int arg);
</para>
<para>
- In the nonblocking state, calls to
+ In the nonblocking state, successful calls to
<function>PQsendQuery</function>, <function>PQputline</function>,
<function>PQputnbytes</function>, <function>PQputCopyData</function>,
- and <function>PQendcopy</function> will not block but instead return
- an error if they need to be called again.
+ and <function>PQendcopy</function> will not block; their changes
+ are stored in the local output buffer until they are flushed.
+ Unsuccessful calls will return an error and must be retried.
</para>
<para>