Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Update autovacuum to use reloptions instead of a system catalog,

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: ITAGAKI Takahiro <itagaki(dot)takahiro(at)oss(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Update autovacuum to use reloptions instead of a system catalog,
Date: 2009-02-11 19:36:16
Message-ID: 13101.1234380976@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> ITAGAKI Takahiro wrote:
>>> 1. fillfactor.* options are silently ignored when the table doesn't have
>>> toast relation. Should we notice the behabior to users?
>>> ex. NOTICE: toast storage parameters are ignored

>> You mean "toast.* options"? If so, yes, they are silently ignored.
>> Maybe issuing a warning is not a bad idea. Care to propose a patch?

> Any takers here?

I tend to think this isn't a very good idea. It's difficult for
applications to know whether a toast table will be created or not.
They should be able to just set the toast options and not worry.

regards, tom lane

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