Re: new heapcheck contrib module - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Mark Dilger
Subject Re: new heapcheck contrib module
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Msg-id BF1F8F4F-0217-46CB-8F06-897A506B54B8@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: new heapcheck contrib module  (Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>)
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> On Apr 20, 2020, at 11:31 AM, Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie> wrote:
>
> IMV, the problem that we have with amcheck is that it's too hard to
> use in a top down kind of way. Perhaps there is an opportunity to
> provide a more top-down interface to an expanded version of amcheck
> that does heap checking. Something with a high level practical focus,
> in addition to the low level functions. I'm not saying that Mark
> should be required to solve that problem, but it certainly seems worth
> considering now.

Thanks for your quick response and interest in this submission!

Can you elaborate on "top-down"?  I'm not sure what that means in this context.

I don't mind going further with this project if I understand what you are suggesting.

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Mark Dilger
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