Re: [HACKERS] Custom compression methods

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Justin Pryzby <pryzby(at)telsasoft(dot)com>, Tomas Vondra <tomas(dot)vondra(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Alexander Korotkov <a(dot)korotkov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>, Ildus Kurbangaliev <i(dot)kurbangaliev(at)gmail(dot)com>, Dmitry Dolgov <9erthalion6(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Custom compression methods
Date: 2021-03-16 19:15:50
Message-ID: CA+TgmoZ+Shd6TtpsOLxyY6k5EKts9YToiV++mOuLJg9w_qr1bA@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 11:21 AM Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> If that is only the argument then it's possible today as well. I mean
> you can INSERT INTO .. SELECT FROM where source attribute as
> compressed data but the target attribute as external storage then also
> we will move the compressed data as it is to the target table.

Uggh. I don't like that behavior either, but I guess if it's the
long-established way things work then perhaps this is no worse.

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Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com

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