Re: CLUSTER FREEZE

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>, Thomas Munro <munro(at)ip9(dot)org>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: CLUSTER FREEZE
Date: 2013-10-24 23:55:20
Message-ID: CA+TgmobvKj=boVCC6HVZ1b0Ut37PrnWn9oGm7TF8uM=HNe6+Yw@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
> On 10/23/2013 09:58 PM, Amit Kapila wrote:
>> I wonder why anyone would like to freeze during CLUSTER command when
>> they already have separate way (VACUUM FREEZE) to achieve it, do you
>> know or can think of any case where user wants to do it along with
>> Cluster command?
>
> "If I'm rewriting the table anyway, let's freeze it".
>
> Otherwise, you have to write the same pages twice, if both CLUSTER and
> FREEZE are required.

I wonder if we should go so far as to make this the default behavior,
instead of just making it an option.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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