Re: Tablespace-level Block Size Definitions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jonah H. Harris
Subject Re: Tablespace-level Block Size Definitions
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Msg-id 429CD19E.6000407@tvi.edu
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In response to Re: Tablespace-level Block Size Definitions  (Bricklen Anderson <BAnderson@PresiNET.com>)
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Yes,

That is what I/my clients have been discussing.  It is a nifty 
performance feature.

Bricklen Anderson wrote:

> Jonah H. Harris wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I'm sure this has been thought of but was wondering whether anyone 
>> had discussed the allowance of run-time block size specifications at 
>> the tablespace level?  I know that a change such as this would 
>> substantially impact buffer operations, transactions, access methods, 
>> the storage manager, and a lot of other stuff, however it would give 
>> an administrator the ability to inhance performance for specific 
>> applications.
>>
>> Arguably, one can set the block size at compile-time, but for a 
>> system running multiple databases it *may* be a nice feature.  Would 
>> it be used a lot?  Probably not.  Would I use it?  Certainly!  Would 
>> some of my clients use it?  Yes.
>>
>> Perhaps a TODO item for some advantageous company to fund?
>>
>> -Jonah
>
>
> Have you used Oracle's version as well?
>



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