From: | Torsten Förtsch <torsten(dot)foertsch(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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To: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | ALTER TABLE VALIDATE CONSTRAINT w/o lock |
Date: | 2013-10-08 14:35:58 |
Message-ID: | 5254184E.3040408@gmx.net |
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Hi,
I want to add a new column named sell_time to a table which already has
a boolean field named is_sold. Then I want to create a new check constraint:
ALTER TABLE ...
CHECK(is_sold AND sell_time IS NOT NULL OR
NOT is_sold AND sell_time IS NULL)
NOT VALID;
The constraint is added as NOT VALID for 2 reasons. 1) it is not valid
at that point and 2) I cannot afford the lock required to validate the it.
According to the docs subsequent operations on the table must pass the
constraint.
Now I can slowly populate the new column. After a while I'll reach a
point where the constraint is valid for all rows.
How can I tell that the database without the re-validation?
Alternatively, is there a way to make the constraint validation really
fast (a few seconds at most for 50.000.000 rows)? (this is 9.3)
Thanks,
Torsten
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