From 86c40464b9cfe8de6135fdfd2b5b7b9bd6f6cb2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 13:39:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Doc: clarify description of CREATE/ALTER FUNCTION ... SET
 FROM CURRENT.

Per discussion with David Johnston.
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml  | 5 +++--
 doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml
index ba879eb1ea..d75e0017f5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml
@@ -236,8 +236,9 @@ ALTER FUNCTION <replaceable>name</replaceable> ( [ [ <replaceable class="paramet
         setting is removed, so that the function executes with the value
         present in its environment.  Use <literal>RESET
         ALL</literal> to clear all function-local settings.
-        <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the session's current value of
-        the parameter as the value to be applied when the function is entered.
+        <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the value of the parameter that
+        is current when <command>ALTER FUNCTION</> is executed as the value
+        to be applied when the function is entered.
        </para>
 
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
index 2001921535..af66de3409 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
@@ -421,8 +421,9 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION
        The <literal>SET</> clause causes the specified configuration
        parameter to be set to the specified value when the function is
        entered, and then restored to its prior value when the function exits.
-       <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the session's current value of
-       the parameter as the value to be applied when the function is entered.
+       <literal>SET FROM CURRENT</> saves the value of the parameter that
+       is current when <command>CREATE FUNCTION</> is executed as the value
+       to be applied when the function is entered.
       </para>
 
       <para>
-- 
2.50.1