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

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index a2dc81196b0a4503a7b45e0c6b77c7ce1f22f0d8..730ba5fda23267adc08dcfcf263209f00e0a8b53 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -4915,11 +4915,12 @@ int PQsetnonblocking(PGconn *conn, int arg);
       </para>
 
       <para>
-       In the nonblocking state, calls to
+       In the nonblocking state, successful calls to
        <xref linkend="libpq-PQsendQuery"/>, <xref linkend="libpq-PQputline"/>,
        <xref linkend="libpq-PQputnbytes"/>, <xref linkend="libpq-PQputCopyData"/>,
-       and <xref linkend="libpq-PQendcopy"/> will not block but instead return
-       an error if they need to be called again.
+       and <xref linkend="libpq-PQendcopy"/> 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>