< Currently, if a variable is commented out, it keeps the
< previous uncommented value until a server restarted.
> Currently, if a variable is commented out, it keeps the
> previous uncommented value until a server restarted.
> Logically, a reload should set the same values as a
> server restart.
< * Allow triggers to be disabled [trigger]
> * -Allow triggers to be disabled [trigger]
> * Allow triggers to be disabled in only the current session.
< Currently the only way to disable triggers is to modify the system
< tables.
> This is currently possible by starting a multi-statement transaction,
> modifying the system tables, performing the desired SQL, restoring the
> system tables, and committing the transaction. ALTER TABLE ...
> TRIGGER requires a table lock so it is not idea for this usage.
< inheritance
< * Allow enable_constraint_exclusion to work for UPDATE and DELETE queries
> inheritance, and allow it to work for UPDATE and DELETE queries
< o Allow objects to be moved to different schemas
> o -Allow objects to be moved to different schemas
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< * Allow GRANT/REVOKE permissions to be applied to all schema objects with one
< command
> o Allow GRANT/REVOKE permissions to be applied to all schema objects
> with one command
< This would require a new global table that is dumped to flat file for
< use by the postmaster. We do a similar thing for pg_shadow currently.
> This would add a function to load the SQL table from
> pg_hba.conf, and one to writes its contents to the flat file.
> The table should have a line number that is a float so rows
> can be inserted between existing rows, e.g. row 2.5 goes
> between row 2 and row 3.
< o Allow postgresql.conf file values to be changed via an SQL API
> o Allow postgresql.conf file values to be changed via an SQL
> API, perhaps using SET GLOBAL
<
> * Allow EXPLAIN to identify tables that were skipped because of
> enable_constraint_exclusion
> * Allow EXPLAIN output to be more easily processed by scripts
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> * Allow enable_constraint_exclusion to work for UPDATE and DELETE queries
> * Add TRUNCATE permission
>
> Currently only the owner can TRUNCATE a table because triggers are not
> called, and the table is locked in exclusive mode.
>
< * Consider use of open/fcntl(O_DIRECT) to minimize OS caching,
< especially for WAL writes
> * -Consider use of open/fcntl(O_DIRECT) to minimize OS caching,
> for WAL writes
< computations should adjust based on the time zone rules, e.g.
< adding 24 hours to a timestamp would yield a different result from
< adding one day.
<
> computations should adjust based on the time zone rules.
< writer.
> writer. It might cause problems for applying WAL on recovery
> into a partially-written page, but later the full page will be
> replaced from WAL.
>
> o -Add ability to turn off full page writes
> o When off, write CRC to WAL and check file system blocks
> on recovery
> o Write full pages during file system write and not when
> the page is modified in the buffer cache
>
> This allows most full page writes to happen in the background
> writer.
< Currently, to protect against partial disk page writes, we write the
> Currently, to protect against partial disk page writes, we write
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< * Turn off after-change writes if fsync is disabled
> * Turn off full page writes if fsync is disabled
< o Replace crude DELETE FROM method of pg_dumpall for cleaning of
< roles with separate DROP commands
> o Replace crude DELETE FROM method of pg_dumpall --clean for
> cleaning of roles with separate DROP commands
Bruce Momjian