Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Update autovacuum to use reloptions instead of a system catalog,

Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> ITAGAKI Takahiro wrote:
>>> 1. fillfactor.* options are silently ignored when the table doesn't have
>>> toast relation. Should we notice the behabior to users?
>>> ex. NOTICE: toast storage parameters are ignored

>> You mean "toast.* options"?  If so, yes, they are silently ignored.
>> Maybe issuing a warning is not a bad idea.  Care to propose a patch?

> Any takers here?

I tend to think this isn't a very good idea.  It's difficult for
applications to know whether a toast table will be created or not.
They should be able to just set the toast options and not worry.
        regards, tom lane