RE: reloption to prevent VACUUM from truncating empty pages at theend of relation - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tsunakawa, Takayuki
Subject RE: reloption to prevent VACUUM from truncating empty pages at theend of relation
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In response to RE: reloption to prevent VACUUM from truncating empty pages at theend of relation  ("Jamison, Kirk" <k.jamison@jp.fujitsu.com>)
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From: Jamison, Kirk/ジャミソン カーク
> I wonder if there is a better reloption name for shrink_enabled.
> (truncate_enabled, vacuum_enabled? Hmm. No?)
> On the other hand, shrink_enabled seems to describe well what it's supposed
> to do when vacuuming tables.
> Besides there's a similarly-named autovacuum_enabled option.

Yeah, I used vacuum_truncation_enabled at first.  But I thought shrink is better because it represents the final effect
fromthe user perspective, while truncation is the system action to reach the desired state.
 


> I think if most seem to agree to have this solution in place
> and to review this further and cover what might be missing,
> then shall we register this to next CF?

I've already done it.


Regards
Takayuki Tsunakawa


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