Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap
Date
Msg-id 4A7DD830.8000408@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap  (decibel <decibel@decibel.org>)
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On 8/8/09 10:50 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
>>> Is there any reason we didn't move the pg_freespace function from
>>> contrib to core?
>> Is there a reason we *should* move it?  The current definition doesn't
>> leave me feeling that it's more than a low-level hacker's tool.
> 
> No specific reason.  I was just wondering because I saw an old message
> about it.  Maybe we just don't need it.

Given that the FSM is now auto-managing, is there any reason to have
this tool at all?

Seems like it should get killed off.

-- 
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
www.pgexperts.com


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