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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
index 0a482181223..7ad2cc8c5c0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml,v 1.41 2009/07/13 20:25:57 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml,v 1.42 2009/12/05 21:31:05 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="information-schema">
<title>The Information Schema</title>
@@ -2843,7 +2843,11 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
The view <literal>role_column_grants</literal> identifies all
privileges granted on columns where the grantor or grantee is a
currently enabled role. Further information can be found under
- <literal>column_privileges</literal>.
+ <literal>column_privileges</literal>. The only effective
+ difference between this view
+ and <literal>column_privileges</literal> is that this view omits
+ columns that have been made accessible to the current user by way
+ of a grant to public.
</para>
<table>
@@ -2922,7 +2926,11 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
The view <literal>role_routine_grants</literal> identifies all
privileges granted on functions where the grantor or grantee is a
currently enabled role. Further information can be found under
- <literal>routine_privileges</literal>.
+ <literal>routine_privileges</literal>. The only effective
+ difference between this view
+ and <literal>routine_privileges</literal> is that this view omits
+ functions that have been made accessible to the current user by way
+ of a grant to public.
</para>
<table>
@@ -3012,7 +3020,11 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
The view <literal>role_table_grants</literal> identifies all
privileges granted on tables or views where the grantor or grantee
is a currently enabled role. Further information can be found
- under <literal>table_privileges</literal>.
+ under <literal>table_privileges</literal>. The only effective
+ difference between this view
+ and <literal>table_privileges</literal> is that this view omits
+ tables that have been made accessible to the current user by way of
+ a grant to public.
</para>
<table>
@@ -3093,7 +3105,10 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
<literal>USAGE</literal> privileges granted on various kinds of
objects where the grantor or grantee is a currently enabled role.
Further information can be found under
- <literal>usage_privileges</literal>.
+ <literal>usage_privileges</literal>. The only effective difference
+ between this view and <literal>usage_privileges</literal> is that
+ this view omits objects that have been made accessible to the
+ current user by way of a grant to public.
</para>
<table>