Re: Check constraints on partition parents only?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Nikhil Sontakke <nikhil(dot)sontakke(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Jerry Sievers <gsievers19(at)comcast(dot)net>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Check constraints on partition parents only?
Date: 2011-07-26 14:51:58
Message-ID: 9866.1311691918@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:12 AM, Nikhil Sontakke
> <nikhil(dot)sontakke(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>> Hmmm, but then it does open up the possibility of naive users shooting
>> themselves in the foot. It can be easy to conjure up a
>> parent-only-constraint that does not gel too well with its children. And
>> that's precisely why this feature was added in the first place..

> Yeah, but I think we need to take that chance. At the very least, we
> need to support the equivalent of a non-inherited CHECK (false) on
> parent tables.

No, the right solution is to invent an actual concept of partitioned
tables, not to keep adding ever-weirder frammishes to inheritance so
that it can continue to provide an awkward, poorly-performing emulation
of them.

regards, tom lane

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