Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FC966505AD for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:16:01 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 19390-01 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:15:56 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail136194.authsmtp.com (outmail136194.authsmtp.com [62.13.136.194]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F2FD651169 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:49:44 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail-c188.authsmtp.com (mail-c188.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.25]) by punt6.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Kp) with ESMTP id mBFHnApn069478; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:49:10 GMT Received: from josh-berkuss-macbook.local (dsl081-245-111.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.245.111]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Kp) with ESMTP id mBFHn8f2048072; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:49:09 GMT Message-ID: <49469894.4070406@agliodbs.com> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:49:08 -0800 From: Josh Berkus Organization: Aglio Database Solutions User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Macintosh/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Emmanuel Cecchet CC: Nikhil Sontakke , PostgreSQL-development Subject: Re: Fwd: [PATCHES] Auto Partitioning Patch - WIP version 1 References: <3073cc9b0810220744y987173avd560a33fcb58ede5@mail.gmail.com> <603c8f070811262009v459d0701w151c16533d4ab947@mail.gmail.com> <20081127120402.GC4586@alvh.no-ip.org> <603c8f070811270507i36e18e0bu5d461a4f957e24d3@mail.gmail.com> <871vwxpa7b.fsf@oxford.xeocode.com> <603c8f070811270641u55bbf340p3383dcc6a6f1f6e8@mail.gmail.com> <3073cc9b0811270710p3a2e5ae9s10f66b529550c03e@mail.gmail.com> <3073cc9b0811270712l6384c28awac4f0318c704df99@mail.gmail.com> <492EC647.4090706@frogthinker.org> <603c8f070812021452m65ed412ckc416e14b8e8f3f77@mail.gmail.com> <493F1279.8010804@frogthinker.org> In-Reply-To: <493F1279.8010804@frogthinker.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Quench: ad47e984-cad0-11dd-aecc-001871e930f4 X-AuthRoute: OCdyZgscClZXSx8a IioLCC5HRQ8+YBZL BAkGMA9GIUINWEQK c1ADcx1/PVZbHwkB C3YKXF5QWVdwWS1z bxRZbBtfZk9QXgRr T0pMQFdNFEs1c2p5 WBZIUBl2fwVBejBx YUFrECEPWEMvfE55 Xx0FQW0bZGY0PH1O BRMLagNUcQtNf0pM aVApUD1vNG8XDQIR NCweBQsEdRtAJHYd cTkkEXkybH0+Vhch WxdKJTw1AUwZRiI1 LhopYmYVAE0RegB6 DnoZEUwVKQQTDQs8 Vxgl X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633136333939.cat.dmpriest.net.uk:1378/Kp X-Report-SPAM: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-Virus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system! X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.41 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=SUBJECT_FUZZY_TION=0.41 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200812/1182 X-Sequence-Number: 129811 Hackers, We don't yet seem to have a clear specification for this feature, and the Other Open Source DB has shown us how problematic it is to get auto-partitioning wrong. Should we defer auto-partitioning to 8.5? --Josh