Re: Performance (was: The New Slashdot Setup (includes MySql server))

"Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
> Isn't it a fundamental principle to define primary(unique
> identification) constraint for each table ?
> I had never thought that the only one index of pg_attrdef
> isn't an unique identification index until I came across the
> unexpcted result of my DROP COLUMN test case.

Good point --- I was only thinking about the performance aspect, but
if we're going to have unique indexes to prevent errors in other
system tables then pg_attrdef deserves one too.

Actually, I have a more radical proposal: why not get rid of pg_attrdef
entirely, and add its two useful columns (adsrc, adbin) to pg_attribute?
If we allow them to be NULL for attributes with no default, then there's
no space overhead where they're not being used, and we eliminate any
need for the second table.

regards, tom lane