Re: [PATCH] pg_stat_toast

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Gunnar Nick Bluth <gunnar(dot)bluth(at)pro-open(dot)de>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, "kuroda(dot)hayato(at)fujitsu(dot)com" <kuroda(dot)hayato(at)fujitsu(dot)com>, Justin Pryzby <pryzby(at)telsasoft(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pg_stat_toast
Date: 2022-04-06 15:49:34
Message-ID: 202204061549.cunaw3sme425@alvherre.pgsql
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On 2022-Apr-06, Robert Haas wrote:

> Now if we're only incurring that overhead when this feature is
> enabled, then in fairness that problem is a lot less of an issue,
> especially if this is also disabled by default. People who want the
> data can get it and pay the cost, and others aren't much impacted.
> However, experience has taught me that a lot of skepticism is
> warranted when it comes to claims about how cheap extensions to the
> statistics system will be.

Maybe this feature should provide a way to be enabled for tables
individually, so you pay the overhead only where you need it and don't
swamp the system with stats for uninteresting tables.

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Álvaro Herrera PostgreSQL Developer — https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/
"Cada quien es cada cual y baja las escaleras como quiere" (JMSerrat)

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