PostgreSQL TODO List
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
-Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:07:21 EST 2007
+Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:17:43 EST 2007
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
This is difficult because it requires datatype-specific knowledge.
+* Add REINDEX CONCURRENTLY, like CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY
+
+ This is difficult because you must upgrade to an exclusive table lock
+ to replace the existing index file. CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY does not
+ have this complication. This would allow index compaction without
+ downtime.
+
* Inheritance
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<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:07:21 EST 2007
+Last updated: Tue Jan 30 22:17:43 EST 2007
</p>
<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
</li><li>Consider compressing indexes by storing key values duplicated in
several rows as a single index entry
<p> This is difficult because it requires datatype-specific knowledge.
+</p>
+ </li><li>Add REINDEX CONCURRENTLY, like CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY
+<p> This is difficult because you must upgrade to an exclusive table lock
+ to replace the existing index file. CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY does not
+ have this complication. This would allow index compaction without
+ downtime.
</p>
</li><li>Inheritance
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