Re: db grows and grows

From: Varun Kacholia <varunk(at)cse(dot)iitb(dot)ac(dot)in>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: db grows and grows
Date: 2002-06-19 22:13:19
Message-ID: 20020620034559.A14745@voxel.cse.iitb.ac.in
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> While one can think of hacks that might be able to work around that,
> it's not clear to me that we should expend development time on making
> REINDEX slicker --- fixing the underlying space-management problem in
> btree indexes would be a better expenditure of time IMHO. REINDEX
> is really intended for disaster recovery, not routine space management.

ah.. well if you say that REINDEX is for recovery then what should be
used for routine space management? some thing is needed if you need
regular and heavy updates and still dont wanna compromise speed.

>
> regards, tom lane
>
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Varun
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