Re: Are there plans to add data compression feature to postgresql?

"Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm sure this makes for a nice brochure or power point presentation,
> but in the real world I can't imagine putting that much effort into it
> when compressed file systems seem the place to be doing this.

I can't really see trusting Postgres on a filesystem that felt free to
compress portions of it. Would the filesystem still be able to guarantee that
torn pages won't "tear" across adjacent blocks? What about torn pages that
included hint bits being set?

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