Tom,
Do you mean it would be impossible to change the code so that existing
selects continue to use the pre-truncated table until they commit? Or
just require a more extensive change?
The update/insert rule change appears to be more more doable? No?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:50 AM
> To: Marc Morin
> Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [PERFORM] partitioning and locking problems
>
> "Marc Morin" <marc@sandvine.com> writes:
> > Would like to understand the implications of changing postgres'
> > code/locking for rule changes and truncate to not require
> locking out
> > select statements?
>
> It won't work...
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
