Re: NOLOGGING option, or ?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alon Goldshuv <agoldshuv(at)greenplum(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: NOLOGGING option, or ?
Date: 2005-06-01 21:56:07
Message-ID: 200506012156.j51Lu7h01730@candle.pha.pa.us
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Alon Goldshuv wrote:
> 9) allow for Simon's WAL bypass.
>
> I have surely missed some problems that hide behind the idea, but these
> points make me believe that LOAD DATA is a good idea.

The community is unlikely to add a new LOAD DATA command that does
_almost_ everything COPY does. We are much more likely to incrementally
improve COPY.

The problem with a new command is that it becomes unclear when you
should use COPY and when LOAD DATA, and it confuses users, and has
maintenance overhead. If Bizgres wants a new command name, go for it,
but it is unlikely that the community release is going to go in that
direction, unless there is a fundamental agreement that COPY is broken
and needs a major revamp, and I have heard no talk of that.

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