Re: Auto Partitioning Patch - WIP version 1

Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> NikhilS wrote:
>> Thanks for taking a look. But if I am not mistaken Gavin and co. are working
>> on a much exhaustive proposal. In light of that maybe this patch might not
>> be needed in the first place?
>>
>> I will wait for discussion and a subsequent collective consensus here,
>> before deciding the further course of actions.

> I think it is unwise to wait on Gavin for a more complex implemention
> --- we might end up with nothing for 8.4. As long as your syntax is
> compatible with whatever Gavin proposed Gavin can add on to your patch
> once it is applied.

It would be equally unwise to apply a stopgap patch if we're not certain
it will be upward compatible with what we want to do later.

I haven't been through the partitioning threads at all yet, but I think
what we probably want to have when we emerge from commit fest is some
consensus on what the road map is for partitioning.

regards, tom lane