Re: NOT NULL markings for BKI columns

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: NOT NULL markings for BKI columns
Date: 2015-02-21 21:14:23
Message-ID: 25819.1424553263@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On 2015-02-20 19:06:50 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> I think we should just save this part of the patch until some use turns up.

> I pondered this for a while and I don't agree. If the flag had been
> available a couple column that now use 0 instead of NULLs and such would
> have been NULLable. And since it's very few lines I'm inclined to keep
> it, it's really cheap enough.

I agree, we'll probably find a use for it someday.

regards, tom lane

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