Re: Index bloat of 4x

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Ed L(dot)" <pgsql(at)bluepolka(dot)net>
Cc: Csaba Nagy <nagy(at)ecircle-ag(dot)com>, Postgres general mailing list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Bill Moran <wmoran(at)collaborativefusion(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Index bloat of 4x
Date: 2007-01-19 17:45:03
Message-ID: 17158.1169228703@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Ed L." <pgsql(at)bluepolka(dot)net> writes:
> Online index creation definitely helps us toward 24x7. But
> wouldn't we still have to drop the old index, thus blocking
> production queries?

Yes, but only for a very short period.

regards, tom lane

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