Re: $PGDATA/base/??? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: $PGDATA/base/???
Date
Msg-id 22509.979782267@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: $PGDATA/base/???  ("Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@rice.edu>)
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"Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@rice.edu> writes:
> I object. The code displays oids and tablenames or relnames. Oid is just
> the initial, default filename for tables, and may change to something other
> than the oid. Currently, the reindex code is the only place that could change
> the relfilenode without changing the oid, but I think there may be more
> in the future.

Right, relfilenode is the thing to look at, not OID.  I believe we are
thinking of using relfilenode updates for a number of things in the
future --- CLUSTER and faster index rebuilds in VACUUM are two thoughts
that come to mind ...
        regards, tom lane


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