Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: contrib/pg_freespacemap
Date: 2009-08-08 19:55:28
Message-ID: 4A7DD830.8000408@agliodbs.com
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On 8/8/09 10:50 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
>>> Is there any reason we didn't move the pg_freespace function from
>>> contrib to core?
>> Is there a reason we *should* move it? The current definition doesn't
>> leave me feeling that it's more than a low-level hacker's tool.
>
> No specific reason. I was just wondering because I saw an old message
> about it. Maybe we just don't need it.

Given that the FSM is now auto-managing, is there any reason to have
this tool at all?

Seems like it should get killed off.

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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
www.pgexperts.com

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