Re: Online index builds

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Online index builds
Date: 2006-07-13 03:00:14
Message-ID: 1959.1152759614@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 12:09 -0400, Greg Stark wrote:
>> no regression tests yet.

> We'll need some performance tests that show that lock-hold time is
> *actually* reduced, given the shenanigans needed to get there.

Reducing lock hold time is not the point ... reducing the strength of
the lock at the cost of increased elapsed time is the point.

> We may need to have usage recommendations in the docs.

Agreed.

regards, tom lane

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