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Author SHA1 Message Date
Bruce Momjian
090012131c Add to TODO:
>
> * Consider allowing higher priority queries to have referenced buffer
>   cache pages stay in memory longer
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-11/msg00562.php
2008-03-07 20:01:24 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
3310b3c144 Add:
>
> * Improve referential integrity checks
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-performance/2005-10/msg00458.php
2008-03-07 19:18:59 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
4864986e94 Add item:
> 	o Store per-table autovacuum settings in pg_class.reloptions.
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg01440.php
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-01/msg00724.php
2008-03-07 19:03:39 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
3c361cbe57 Add URL for:
* Allow multiple identical NOTIFY events to always be communicated to the
  client, rather than sent as a single notification to the listener

  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2008-01/msg00057.php
2008-03-07 18:53:49 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
9d96b581d0 Add:
> 	o Add SQLSTATE severity to PGconn return status
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-interfaces/2007-11/msg00015.php
2008-03-07 17:54:15 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
b2facfd918 Add:
> 	o Have \l+ show database size, if permissions allow
>
> 	  Ideally it will not generate an error for invalid permissions
>
2008-03-07 15:56:40 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
cbd08f6370 Add:
>
> * Add comments on system tables/columns using the information in
>   catalogs.sgml
>
>   Ideally the information would be pulled from the SGML file
>   automatically.
>
2008-03-07 14:57:39 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
588d213a92 Clearify PITR doc wording. 2008-03-07 01:46:41 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
5490ccc033 Update wording:
< 	o Require all check constraints to be inherited
> 	o Require all CHECK constraints to be inherited
2008-03-07 01:06:55 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
86e39da9c6 Add:
>
> 	o Require all check constraints to be inherited
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2007-04/msg00026.php
2008-03-07 01:06:36 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
868d7e2643 Add:
> 	o Have \d show foreign keys that reference a table's primary key
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-04/msg00424.php
>
> 	o Have \d show child tables that inherit from the specified parent
2008-03-07 00:10:13 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
60fb7187d0 Add URL for:
* Consider compressing indexes by storing key values duplicated in
  several rows as a single index entry

>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-03/msg00163.php
2008-03-06 22:17:41 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
cfc4d6ef11 Add URL for:
* Add SQL:2003 WITH RECURSIVE (hierarchical) queries to SELECT

>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-03/msg00139.php
2008-03-06 22:15:27 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
7afc827cf6 Add URLs for:
* Consider compressing indexes by storing key values duplicated in
  several rows as a single index entry
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-12/msg00341.php
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg01264.php
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-03/msg00465.php
>
2008-03-06 22:09:43 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
512775e2c6 Add URL for:
* Add SQL:2003 WITH RECURSIVE (hierarchical) queries to SELECT

>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-01/msg01375.php
2008-03-06 22:04:57 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
dc29472b74 Document that enabling asserts can _significantly_ slow down the server.
Back patch to 8.3.X.
2008-03-06 21:37:33 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
38ade59f95 Add:
>
> * Allow client certificate names to be checked against the client
>   hostname
>
>   This is already implemented in
>   libpq/fe-secure.c::verify_peer_name_matches_certificate() but the code
>   is commented out.
2008-03-06 21:25:50 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
2b70548bd4 Document use of pg_locks.objid for advisory locks, suggestion from Marc Mamin 2008-03-06 18:49:32 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
4f887c6bf0 Add:
>
> * Reduce memory usage of aggregates in set returning functions
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-performance/2008-01/msg00031.php
>
2008-03-06 18:00:59 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
9772eb339d Add:
>
> 	o Prevent escape string warnings when object names have
> 	  backslashes
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-01/msg00227.php
>
2008-03-06 17:28:22 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
0083856e01 Add:
> * Prevent malicious functions from being executed with the permissions
>   of unsuspecting users
>
>   Index functions are safe, so VACUUM and ANALYZE are safe too.
>   Triggers, CHECK and DEFAULT expressions, and rules are still vulnerable.
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-01/msg00268.php
2008-03-06 17:19:38 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
51c3727903 Move client encoding libpq function docs into libpq doc section, and
just reference them from the localization doc section.

Backpatch to 8.3.X.
2008-03-06 15:37:56 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
a4591abf37 Wording fix:
< 	o Have CONSTRAINT cname NOT NULL preserve the contraint name
> 	o Have CONSTRAINT cname NOT NULL record the contraint name
2008-03-06 03:22:32 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
ecc5db57d5 Add:
>
> 	o Have CONSTRAINT cname NOT NULL preserve the contraint name
>
> 	  Right now pg_attribute.attnotnull records the NOT NULL status
> 	  of the column, but does not record the contraint name
>
2008-03-06 03:18:19 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
fca7bcbb64 Break out referential integrity and server-side languages into separate
TODO categories.
2008-03-06 03:15:52 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
91215f6241 Document that increasing the number of checkpoints segments or
checkpoint timeout can incrase the time needed for crash recovery, per
suggestion from Simon.
2008-03-05 16:59:10 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
4309a7dd99 Add URL for:
* Add support for SQL-standard GENERATED/IDENTITY columns

>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg00604.php
2008-03-05 16:07:21 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
af79f03bdd Add URL for:
* Add SQL:2003 WITH RECURSIVE (hierarchical) queries to SELECT

>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg00642.php
>
2008-03-05 16:02:31 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
fd598416fc Add:
>
> 	o Allow COPY FROM to create index entries in bulk
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg00811.php
>
2008-03-05 15:56:11 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
2c63d8405b Update pg_dump item:
< 	  produce a single dump output file.
> 	  produce a single dump output file.  It also would require
> 	  several sessions to share the same snapshot.
2008-03-04 14:38:38 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
271205223a Show example of ts_headline() using a configuration name. 2008-03-04 03:17:18 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
60c93d3976 Remove:
<
< 	o To better utilize resources, restore data, primary keys, and
<  	  indexes for a single table before restoring the next table
<
< 	  Hopefully this will allow the CPU-I/O load to be more uniform
< 	  for simultaneous restores.  The idea is to start data restores
< 	  for several objects, and once the first object is done, to move
< 	  on to its primary keys and indexes.  Over time, simultaneous
< 	  data loads and index builds will be running.
2008-03-04 02:48:22 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
66504d763f Add URL for:
o Allow pg_restore to utilize multiple CPUs and I/O channels by
          restoring multiple objects simultaneously

> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg00963.php
2008-03-04 01:38:37 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
a273d393b7 Add ideas for concurrent pg_dump and pg_restore:
< * pg_dump
> * pg_dump / pg_restore
> 	o Allow pg_dump to utilize multiple CPUs and I/O channels by dumping
> 	  multiple objects simultaneously
>
> 	  The difficulty with this is getting multiple dump processes to
> 	  produce a single dump output file.
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg00205.php
>
> 	o Allow pg_restore to utilize multiple CPUs and I/O channels by
>           restoring multiple objects simultaneously
>
> 	  This might require a pg_restore flag to indicate how many
> 	  simultaneous operations should be performed.  Only pg_dump's
> 	  -Fc format has the necessary dependency information.
>
> 	o To better utilize resources, restore data, primary keys, and
>  	  indexes for a single table before restoring the next table
>
> 	  Hopefully this will allow the CPU-I/O load to be more uniform
> 	  for simultaneous restores.  The idea is to start data restores
> 	  for several objects, and once the first object is done, to move
> 	  on to its primary keys and indexes.  Over time, simultaneous
> 	  data loads and index builds will be running.
>
> 	o To better utilize resources, allow pg_restore to check foreign
> 	  keys simultaneously, where possible
> 	o Allow pg_restore to create all indexes of a table
> 	  concurrently, via a single heap scan
>
> 	  This requires a pg_dump -Fc file because that format contains
>           the required dependency information.
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2007-05/msg01274.php
>
> 	o Allow pg_restore to load different parts of the COPY data
> 	  simultaneously
<   single heap scan, and have a restore of a pg_dump somehow use it
>   single heap scan, and have pg_restore use it
<   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2007-05/msg01274.php
2008-03-04 01:33:32 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
b5aae11c73 Update Japanese FAQ.
Jun Kuwamura
2008-03-03 22:10:51 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
a17772c7fb Add:
> * Allow INSERT ... DELETE ... RETURNING, namely allow the DELETE ...
>   RETURNING to supply values to the INSERT
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/thrd2.php#00979
2008-03-03 21:26:09 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
ca470198a4 Add another URL for:
o Consider using a ring buffer for COPY FROM
<
< http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg01080.php
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg01080.php
2008-03-03 21:00:35 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
17405109d4 Document that REVOKE doesn't remove all permissions if PUBLIC has permissions. 2008-03-03 19:17:27 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
efa67833bb Add:
>
> * Allow the UUID type to accept non-standard formats
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg01214.php
2008-03-03 19:03:44 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
7740991d52 Add:
> * Speed WAL recovery by allowing more than one page to be prefetched
>
>   This involves having a separate process that can be told which pages
>   the recovery process will need in the near future.
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-02/msg01279.php
>
2008-03-03 18:45:24 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
37cb2b776a Remove "reliably" from chr(0) doc mention. 2008-03-03 18:09:02 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
dc41fd8869 Document that chr(0) is not supported, and why. 2008-03-03 17:11:13 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
55f037ffe3 Fix markup. 2008-03-03 16:22:55 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
06ae191f90 Add new FAQ item:
<H3 id="item1.15">1.15) How do I unsubscribe from the
    PostgreSQL email lists?  How do I avoid receiving duplicate
    emails?</H3>
2008-03-03 15:55:26 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
ceb567c1c1 Add URL's for sequence discussions:
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-03/msg00008.php
>
< 	o %Have ALTER TABLE RENAME rename SERIAL sequence names
> 	o Have ALTER TABLE RENAME rename SERIAL sequence names
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-03/msg00008.php
>
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-03/msg00008.php
2008-03-03 15:06:55 +00:00
Bruce Momjian
4db0d87c9d Update wording:
< * Add Oracle-style packages  (Pavel)
> * Add features of Oracle-style packages  (Pavel)
2008-02-29 14:56:50 +00:00
Magnus Hagander
b13635ce59 Support for building contrib/uuid-ossp with MSVC.
Original patch from Hiroshi Saito, modified by me.
2008-02-28 12:17:59 +00:00
Peter Eisentraut
00941eea77 Add more clarification about SSH tunnels from Faheem Mitha. 2008-02-26 18:01:26 +00:00
Peter Eisentraut
f49beb3f50 In the SSH setup instructions, change
ssh -L 3333:foo.com:5432 joe@foo.com

I think this should be changed to

ssh -L 3333:localhost:5432 joe@foo.com

The reason is that this assumes the postgres server on foo.com allows
connections from foo.com, which is not allowed by the default
listen_addresses setting.  Add more detail explaining this.

pointed out by Faheem Mitha

Also change the example port number 3333 to 63333 so no one can complain
that we are stealing a reserved port number.
2008-02-26 16:07:16 +00:00
Peter Eisentraut
f26203ef32 Add information about format modifiers that apply to numeric formats.
These were previously only documented in the context of date/time formats.
2008-02-26 15:32:30 +00:00