On Tue, 2022-05-31 at 12:32 +0300, Dmitry Koval wrote:
> There are not many commands in PostgreSQL for working with partitioned
> tables. This is an obstacle to their widespread use.
> Adding SPLIT PARTITION/MERGE PARTITIONS operations can make easier to
> use partitioned tables in PostgreSQL.
> (This is especially important when migrating projects from ORACLE DBMS.)
>
> SPLIT PARTITION/MERGE PARTITIONS commands are supported for range
> partitioning (BY RANGE) and for list partitioning (BY LIST).
> For hash partitioning (BY HASH) these operations are not supported.
+1 on the general idea.
At least, it will makes these operations simpler, but probably also less
invasive (no need to detach the affected partitions).
I didn't read the patch, but what lock level does that place on the
partitioned table? Anything more than ACCESS SHARE?
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
