Re: a fast bloat measurement tool (was Re: Measuring relation free space)

From: Mark Kirkwood <mark(dot)kirkwood(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>
Cc: Tomas Vondra <tomas(dot)vondra(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: a fast bloat measurement tool (was Re: Measuring relation free space)
Date: 2015-02-26 00:56:37
Message-ID: 54EE6F45.2020502@catalyst.net.nz
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On 26/02/15 13:32, Simon Riggs wrote:
> On 25 February 2015 at 23:30, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> That said, I don't want to block this; I think it's useful. Though, perhaps
>> it would be better as an extension instead of in contrib? I don't think it
>> should be very version dependent?
>
> The whole point of this is to get it into contrib.
>
> It could have published it as an extension months ago.
>

Is this intended to replace pg_freespacemap? Not trying to be
overprotective or anything :-) but is this new extension/module
better/faster/stronger/more accurate etc? If so then excellent! Ohth was
wondering if people either a) didn't know about pg_freespacemap or b)
consider that it is crap and won't use it.

Cheers

Mark

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