Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Update autovacuum to use reloptions instead of a system catalog, - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Update autovacuum to use reloptions instead of a system catalog,
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Msg-id 20090211195948.GS8924@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Update autovacuum to use reloptions instead of a system catalog,  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
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Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Tom Lane wrote:

>>> I tend to think this isn't a very good idea.  It's difficult for
>>> applications to know whether a toast table will be created or not.
>>> They should be able to just set the toast options and not worry.
>>
>> The problem is where do we store the options?
>
> How about in the reloptions of the main relation?

Yes, perhaps that could be made to work.


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