Re: [PATCH] Store Extension Options - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 2013-12-31 13:37:59 +0100, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> >  We use the namespace "ext" to the internal code
> > (src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c) skip some validations and store
> > the custom GUC.
> >
> > Do you think we don't need to use the "ext" namespace?
> >
> 
> yes - there be same mechanism as we use for GUC

There is no existing mechanism to handle conflicts for GUCs. The
difference is that for GUCs nearly no "namespaced" GUCs exist (plperl,
plpgsql have some), but postgres defines at least autovacuum. and
toast. namespaces for relation options.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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