Re: Fix for RENAME

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Hiroshi Inoue <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp>
Cc: "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)wallace(dot)ece(dot)rice(dot)edu>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Fix for RENAME
Date: 2000-06-09 17:29:26
Message-ID: 200006091729.NAA19294@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us]
> >
> > > I'm now inclined to introduce a new system relation to store
> > > the physical path name. It could also have table(data)space
> > > information in the (near ?) future.
> > > It seems better to separate it from pg_class because table(data?)
> > > space may change the concept of table allocation.
> >
> > Why not just put it in pg_class?
> >
>
> Not sure,it's only my feeling.
> Comments please,everyone.
>
> We have taken a practical way which doesn't break file per table
> assumption in this thread and it wouldn't so difficult to implement.
> In fact Ross has already tried it.
>
> However there was a discussion about data(table)space for
> months ago and currently a new discussion is there.
> Judging from the previous discussion,I can't expect so much
> that it could get a practical consensus(How many opinions there
> were). We can make a practical step toward future by encapsulating
> the information of table allocation. Separating table alloc info from
> pg_class seems one of the way.
> There may be more essential things for encapsulation.
>
> Comments ?
>
> Regards.
>
> Hiroshi Inoue
> Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp
>
>

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