From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Ed L. <pgsql@bluepolka.net>
Cc: Csaba Nagy <nagy@ecircle-ag.com>
Cc: Postgres general mailing list <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Cc: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
Subject: Re: Index bloat of 4x
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:45:03 -0500
Message-ID: <17158.1169228703@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200701191019.52768.pgsql@bluepolka.net>
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"Ed L." <pgsql@bluepolka.net> writes:
> Online index creation definitely helps us toward 24x7. But
> wouldn't we still have to drop the old index, thus blocking
> production queries?
Yes, but only for a very short period.
regards, tom lane
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