Re: Index build temp files

From: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Index build temp files
Date: 2013-01-09 20:53:05
Message-ID: 20130109205305.GQ16126@tamriel.snowman.net
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* Simon Riggs (simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com) wrote:
> I think we need to allow a TEMP permission on tablespaces, so that you
> aren't allowed to create normal objects but you can create TEMP
> objects and sort files there.

I agree that this would be valuable. Would we end up needing to burn
another bit off the aclmask though? That's certainly been a concern in
the past and I don't recall that we ever improved that situation.

> I think SHOW temp_tablespaces should only show the valid tablespaces,
> not all of the ones actually listed in the parameter, otherwise you
> have no clue that the parameter setting is ineffectual for you.

I like this as well.

Thanks,

Stephen

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