Re: [HACKERS] Custom compression methods - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ildus Kurbangaliev
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Custom compression methods
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Msg-id 20180702155624.542860bc@wp.localdomain
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Custom compression methods  (Ildus Kurbangaliev <i.kurbangaliev@postgrespro.ru>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Custom compression methods
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:30:45 +0300
Ildus Kurbangaliev <i.kurbangaliev@postgrespro.ru> wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:05:20 +0300
> Alexander Korotkov <a.korotkov@postgrespro.ru> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Yes, this patch definitely lacks of good usage example.  That may
> > lead to some misunderstanding of its purpose.  Good use-cases
> > should be shown before we can consider committing this.  I think
> > Ildus should try to implement at least custom dictionary compression
> > method where dictionary is specified by user in parameters.
> >   
> 
> Hi,
> 
> attached v16 of the patch. I have splitted the patch to 8 parts so now
> it should be easier to make a review. The main improvement is zlib
> compression method with dictionary support like you mentioned. My
> synthetic tests showed that zlib gives more compression but usually
> slower than pglz.
> 

Hi,
I have noticed that my patch is failing to apply on cputube. Attached a
rebased version of the patch. Nothing have really changed, just added
and fixed some tests for zlib and improved documentation.

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Ildus Kurbangaliev
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Russian Postgres Company

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