Thread: pgsql: Reduce lock levels for ALTER TABLE SET autovacuum storage option

Reduce lock levels for ALTER TABLE SET autovacuum storage options

Reduce lock levels down to ShareUpdateExclusiveLock for all autovacuum-related
relation options when setting them using ALTER TABLE.

Add infrastructure to allow varying lock levels for relation options in later
patches. Setting multiple options together uses the highest lock level required
for any option. Works for both main and toast tables.

Fabrízio Mello, reviewed by Michael Paquier, mild edit and additional regression
tests from myself

Branch
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master

Details
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http://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/47167b7907a802ed39b179c8780b76359468f076

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml         |    4 +
src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c    |  144 +++++++++++++++++++++++------
src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c          |    6 +-
src/include/access/reloptions.h           |    3 +
src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out |   67 ++++++++++++--
src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql      |   38 ++++++++
6 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 10:20 PM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> Reduce lock levels for ALTER TABLE SET autovacuum storage options
>
> Reduce lock levels down to ShareUpdateExclusiveLock for all autovacuum-related
> relation options when setting them using ALTER TABLE.
>
> Add infrastructure to allow varying lock levels for relation options in later
> patches. Setting multiple options together uses the highest lock level required
> for any option. Works for both main and toast tables.

Thanks for the last push!
--
Michael