From 99507b9a92685c2ee56da1e21981cee16505bc07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:17:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add: > > * Add REINDEX CONCURRENTLY, like CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY > > This is difficult because you must upgrade to an exclusive table lock > to replace the existing index file. CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY does not > have this complication. This would allow index compaction without > downtime. --- doc/TODO | 9 ++++++++- doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html | 8 +++++++- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO index 483497e2c4d..fcae1e74dfc 100644 --- a/doc/TODO +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PostgreSQL TODO List ==================== Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) -Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:07:21 EST 2007 +Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:17:43 EST 2007 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -909,6 +909,13 @@ Indexes This is difficult because it requires datatype-specific knowledge. +* Add REINDEX CONCURRENTLY, like CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY + + This is difficult because you must upgrade to an exclusive table lock + to replace the existing index file. CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY does not + have this complication. This would allow index compaction without + downtime. + * Inheritance diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index 34bd53334a6..513b325d225 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#A00000" alink="#0000FF"> <h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1> <p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</a>)<br/> -Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:07:21 EST 2007 +Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:17:43 EST 2007 </p> <p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/> <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>. @@ -820,6 +820,12 @@ first. There is also a developer's wiki at<br/> </li><li>Consider compressing indexes by storing key values duplicated in several rows as a single index entry <p> This is difficult because it requires datatype-specific knowledge. +</p> + </li><li>Add REINDEX CONCURRENTLY, like CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY +<p> This is difficult because you must upgrade to an exclusive table lock + to replace the existing index file. CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY does not + have this complication. This would allow index compaction without + downtime. </p> </li><li>Inheritance <ul> -- GitLab