On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 11:46 AM Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> I don't have a need for it --- I was just wondering why we have
> something that checks the relation contents, but not the file existence?
We do this for B-tree indexes within amcheck. They must always have
storage, if only to store the index metapage. (Actually unlogged
indexes that run on a standby don't, but that's accounted for
directly.)
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Peter Geoghegan