Re: Custom compression methods

From: Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Ildus Kurbangaliev <i(dot)kurbangaliev(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
Subject: Re: Custom compression methods
Date: 2017-11-02 15:02:34
Message-ID: CAMsr+YGm0z5571OmwyPaq94A03MaTfJq4PfR-r=uUpuidSTjeA@mail.gmail.com
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On 2 November 2017 at 17:41, Ildus Kurbangaliev
<i(dot)kurbangaliev(at)postgrespro(dot)ru> wrote:

> In this patch compression methods is suitable for MAIN and EXTENDED
> storages like in current implementation in postgres. Just instead only
> of LZ4 you can specify any other compression method.

We've had this discussion before.

Please read the "pluggable compression support" thread. See you in a
few days ;) sorry, it's kinda long.

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20130621000900(dot)GA12425%40alap2(dot)anarazel(dot)de#20130621000900(dot)GA12425(at)alap2(dot)anarazel(dot)de

IIRC there were some concerns about what happened with pg_upgrade,
with consuming precious toast bits, and a few other things.

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Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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