pgsql: Great TODO updates from Tom: < Currently SIGTERM of a backend
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Great TODO updates from Tom:
< Currently SIGTERM of a backend can lead to lock table corruption.
Lock table corruption following SIGTERM of an individual backend
has been reported in 8.0. A possible cause was fixed in 8.1, but
it is unknown whether other problems exist. This item mostly
requires additional testing rather than of writing any new code.
< o Allow postgresql.conf values to be set so they can not be changed
< by the user
166c167,171
< * %Remove Money type, add money formatting for decimal type
* Improve the MONEY data type
Change the MONEY data type to use DECIMAL internally, with special
locale-aware output formatting.
225c230
< o %Allow MIN()/MAX() on arrays
o -Allow MIN()/MAX() on arrays
228c233
< o Modify array literal representation to handle array index lower bound
o -Modify array literal representation to handle array index lower bound
235a241
o Auto-delete large objects when referencing row is deleted
< Currently large objects entries do not have owners. Permissions can
< only be set at the pg_largeobject table level.
/contrib/lo offers this functionality.
240d244
< o Auto-delete large objects when referencing row is deleted
< * %Have views on temporary tables exist in the temporary namespace
< * Allow temporary views on non-temporary tables
< * %Allow RULE recompilation
* -Have views on temporary tables exist in the temporary namespace
* -Allow temporary views on non-temporary tables
* Allow VIEW/RULE recompilation when the underlying tables change
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This is like DELETE CASCADE, but truncates.
381c388
< * Make row-wise comparisons work per SQL spec
* %Make row-wise comparisons work per SQL spec
< o Currently the system uses the operating system COPY command to
< create a new database. Add ON COMMIT capability to CREATE TABLE AS
< SELECT
o Add ON COMMIT capability to CREATE TABLE AS ... SELECT
427c432
< o %Add ALTER DOMAIN TYPE
o Add ALTER DOMAIN to modify the underlying data type
< o %Disallow dropping of an inherited constraint
< o -Allow objects to be moved to different schemas
o Add missing object types for ALTER ... SET SCHEMA
< o %Prevent child tables from altering constraints like CHECK that were
< inherited from the parent table
o %Disallow dropping of an inherited constraint
o %Prevent child tables from altering or dropping constraints
like CHECK that were inherited from the parent table
< o Handle references to temporary tables that are created, destroyed,
< then recreated during a session, and EXECUTE is not used
<
< This requires the cached PL/PgSQL byte code to be invalidated when
< an object referenced in the function is changed.
<
< o Add table function support to pltcl, plperl, plpython?
< o Allow PL/pgSQL to name columns by ordinal position, e.g. rec.(3)
o Add table function support to pltcl, plpython
549a548
o Allow function argument names to be queries from PL/PgSQL
< o Pass arrays natively instead of as text between plperl and postgres
< o Add support for polymorphic arguments and return types to plperl
o -Pass arrays natively instead of as text between plperl and postgres
o Add support for polymorphic arguments and return types to
languages other than PL/PgSQL
o Add support for OUT and INOUT parameters to languages other
than PL/PgSQL
< * Allow libpq to access SQLSTATE so pg_ctl can test for connection failure
<
< This would be used for checking if the server is up.
<
565c563
< * Have initdb set DateStyle based on locale?
* Have initdb set the input DateStyle (MDY or DMY) based on locale?
567d564
< * Add a schema option to createlang
< o Add pg_dumpall custom format dumps.
<
< This is probably best done by combining pg_dump and pg_dumpall
< into a single binary.
<
o Add pg_dumpall custom format dumps?
612c605,606
< o Remove unnecessary abstractions in pg_dump source code
o Remove unnecessary function pointer abstractions in pg_dump source
code
< * %Remove CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER
<
< This was used in older releases to dump referential integrity
< constraints.
<
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This is particularly important for references to temporary tables
in PL/PgSQL because PL/PgSQL caches query plans. The only workaround
in PL/PgSQL is to use EXECUTE.
748c741
< * Fetch heap pages matching index entries in sequential order
* -Fetch heap pages matching index entries in sequential order
797c790
< Currently no only one hash bucket can be stored on a page. Ideally
Currently only one hash bucket can be stored on a page. Ideally
806a800,802
o Add WAL logging for crash recovery
o Allow multi-column hash indexes
812a809,812
Ideally this requires a separate test program that can be run
at initdb time or optionally later.
867c867
< * Improve the background writer
* -Improve the background writer
< For large table adjustements during vacuum, it is faster to reindex
< rather than update the index.
For large table adjustements during VACUUM FULL, it is faster to
reindex rather than update the index.
< * Reduce lock time by moving tuples with read lock, then write
< lock and truncate table
* Reduce lock time during VACUUM FULL by moving tuples with read lock,
then write lock and truncate table
919c919,920
< o %Suggest VACUUM FULL if a table is nearly empty
o %Issue log message to suggest VACUUM FULL if a table is nearly
empty?
995d995
< * Add WAL index reliability improvement to non-btree indexes
1045c1045
< * ANALYZE should record a pg_statistic entry for an all-NULL column
* -ANALYZE should record a pg_statistic entry for an all-NULL column
1047a1048,1051
* Allow constraint_elimination to be automatically performed
This requires additional code to reduce the performance loss caused by
constraint elimination.
1090c1094
< * Remove memory/file descriptor freeing before ereport(ERROR)
* %Remove memory/file descriptor freeing before ereport(ERROR)
< * Promote debug_query_string into a server-side function current_query()
< * Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option
* %Promote debug_query_string into a server-side function current_query()
* %Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option
1113d1116
< * Fix cross-compiling of time zone database via 'zic'
1130c1133
< o Improve dlerror() reporting string
o -Improve dlerror() reporting string
1132c1135
< o Add support for Unicode
o %Add support for Unicode
Modified Files:
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pgsql/doc:
TODO (r1.1635 -> r1.1636)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/TODO.diff?r1=1.1635&r2=1.1636)
pgsql/doc/src/FAQ:
TODO.html (r1.142 -> r1.143)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html.diff?r1=1.142&r2=1.143)