Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> But when I say
> CREATE TABLE ( a int PRIMARY KEY, ... ) PARTITION blah ...
> then I expect that the primary key will be enforced across all
> partitions. We currently sidestep that issue by not offering seemingly
> transparent partitioning. But if you are planning to offer that, the
> unique index issue needs to be solved, and I see nothing in your plan
> about that.
Agreed, it needs to Just Work. I think it'd still be useful though
if we only support auto-partitioning on the primary key, and that
restriction avoids the indexing problem.
regards, tom lane