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Re: WIP: Access method extendability

Alexander Korotkov <a.korotkov@postgrespro.ru>

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From: Alexander Korotkov <a.korotkov@postgrespro.ru>
To: Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@bluetreble.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2016-02-16T12:42:18Z
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On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Alexander Korotkov <
a.korotkov@postgrespro.ru> wrote:

> General notes about current version of patch:
> * A lot of comments added.
> * bloom documentation is moved from README to SGML with a lot of addons
> and cleanup.
> * Memory move support in generic xlog is removed. Now it's much more
> simple and clean.
> * Tests for CREATE ACCESS METHOD added. For now, it creates a mirror of
> GiST access method.
> * Syntax for CREATE ACCESS METHOD is changed. For now, it's "CREATE ACCESS
> METHOD amname TYPE INDEX HANDLER handler;" in respect of parallel work on
> sequential access methods. New access method attribute added: amtype.
>

Next version of patch is attached:
 * Documentation for CREATE ACCESS METHOD command is added.
 * Refactoring and comments for bloom contrib.

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Alexander Korotkov
Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com
The Russian Postgres Company

Commits

  1. Support CREATE ACCESS METHOD

  2. Restructure index access method API to hide most of it at the C level.