Re: Fwd: [PATCHES] Auto Partitioning Patch - WIP version 1

On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Emmanuel Cecchet <manu(at)frogthinker(dot)org> wrote:
> I have been following that discussion very closely but it seems that we are
> debating solutions without a good specification of the problem/requirements.
> I would suggest that we collect all the partitioning requirements on a
> dedicated Wiki page. There might not be a one size fits it all solution for
> all requirements. We can also look at what other databases are proposing to
> address these issues.
> If we can prioritize features, that should also allow us to stage the
> partitioning implementation.

This might be a good idea. Want to take a crack at it?

> I have a prototype insert trigger in C that directly move inserts in a
> master table to the appropriate child table (directly moving the tuple). Let
> me know if anyone is interested.

Can't hurt to post it.

...Robert