Re: [PATCH] cleanup hashindex for pg_migrator hashindex compat mode (for 8.4)

From: Kenneth Marshall <ktm(at)rice(dot)edu>
To: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cleanup hashindex for pg_migrator hashindex compat mode (for 8.4)
Date: 2009-05-24 16:02:22
Message-ID: 20090524160222.GB20828@it.is.rice.edu
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On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 02:52:49PM -0400, Zdenek Kotala wrote:
> I forgot to fix contrib. Updated patch attached.
>
> Zdenek
>
> Zdenek Kotala p????e v p?? 22. 05. 2009 v 16:23 -0400:
> > Attached patch cleanups hash index headers to allow compile hasham for
> > 8.3 version. It helps to improve pg_migrator with capability to migrate
> > database with hash index without reindexing.
> >
> > I discussed this patch year ago with Alvaro when we tried to cleanup
> > include bloating problem. It should reduce also number of including.
> >
> > The main point is that hash functions for datatypes are now in related
> > data files in utils/adt directory. hash_any() and hash_uint32 it now in
> > utils/hashfunc.c.
> >
> > It would be nice to have this in 8.4 because it allows to test index
> > migration functionality.
> >
> > Thanks Zdenek
> >

How does that work with the updated hash functions without a reindex?

Regards,
Ken

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