| From: | Mark Dilger <mark(dot)dilger(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
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| To: | Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie> |
| Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: new heapcheck contrib module |
| Date: | 2020-04-20 18:34:59 |
| Message-ID: | BF1F8F4F-0217-46CB-8F06-897A506B54B8@enterprisedb.com |
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> On Apr 20, 2020, at 11:31 AM, Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie> wrote:
>
> IMV, the problem that we have with amcheck is that it's too hard to
> use in a top down kind of way. Perhaps there is an opportunity to
> provide a more top-down interface to an expanded version of amcheck
> that does heap checking. Something with a high level practical focus,
> in addition to the low level functions. I'm not saying that Mark
> should be required to solve that problem, but it certainly seems worth
> considering now.
Thanks for your quick response and interest in this submission!
Can you elaborate on "top-down"? I'm not sure what that means in this context.
I don't mind going further with this project if I understand what you are suggesting.
—
Mark Dilger
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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