Re: no default hash partition

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: Amit Langote <amitlangote09@gmail.com>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2019-08-07T21:22:01Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> On 2019-Aug-07, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Hm, that's rather confusingly worded IMO.  Is the antecedent of "this
>> option" just DEFAULT, or does it mean that you can't use FOR VALUES,
>> or perchance it means that you can't use a PARTITION OF clause
>> at all?

> Uh, you're right, I hadn't noticed that.  Not my text.  I think this can
> be fixed easily as in the attached.  There are other options, but I like
> this one the best.

OK, but maybe also s/created as a default partition/created as the default
partition/ ?  Writing "a" carries the pretty clear implication that there
can be more than one, and contradicting that a sentence later doesn't
improve it.

			regards, tom lane



Commits

  1. Clarify the default partition's role

  2. Add comment on no default partition with hash partitioning