Re: [HACKERS] contrib/pg_freespacemap

2009-08-17 Thread decibel
On Aug 8, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Josh Berkus wrote: On 8/8/09 10:50 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: Tom Lane wrote: Alvaro Herrera 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

Re: [HACKERS] contrib/pg_freespacemap

2009-08-08 Thread Tom Lane
Josh Berkus writes: > Given that the FSM is now auto-managing, is there any reason to have > this tool at all? Maybe not, but I'd be inclined to wait a release or so until we have more field experience with the new FSM. If, in a year, FSM is something nobody worries about anymore, we can kill th

Re: [HACKERS] contrib/pg_freespacemap

2009-08-08 Thread Josh Berkus
On 8/8/09 10:50 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: >> Alvaro Herrera 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-l

Re: [HACKERS] contrib/pg_freespacemap

2009-08-08 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Tom Lane wrote: > Alvaro Herrera 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

Re: [HACKERS] contrib/pg_freespacemap

2009-08-07 Thread Tom Lane
Alvaro Herrera 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. regards, tom lane -- Sent

[HACKERS] contrib/pg_freespacemap

2009-08-07 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Hi, Is there any reason we didn't move the pg_freespace function from contrib to core? -- Alvaro Herrerahttp://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make chan