On 29 October 2014 09:27, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> The current system does not allow for the possibility of a corruption
> bug. If one occurs, the only thing an AM can do is PANIC. It has no
> mechanism to isolate the problem and deal with it, which affects the
> whole server.
>
> So the issue is one of risk of PANIC or data loss - things we have
> always taken strong measures against. That is all I have requested as
> a first step. And I request it because I remember and dealt with many
> bugs and user problems in earlier times of 6-9 years ago.
>
> You are also right: btree, GIN and GIST will benefit from this also.
Since I feel this is a real concern, I will contribute this feature,
outside of the current patch.
-- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services