Disallow redundant indexes
От | Japin Li |
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Тема | Disallow redundant indexes |
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Msg-id | ME0P300MB0445159ED0FD67DF4B76A80DB6852@ME0P300MB0445.AUSP300.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM обсуждение исходный текст |
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Re: Disallow redundant indexes
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Список | pgsql-hackers |
Hi, hackers Currently, PostgreSQL permits creating multiple indexes on the same columns in the same order for a table, potentially leading to redundant indexes. For example: CREATE INDEX ON t(id); CREATE INDEX ON t(id); While permitted, this leads to: - Increased storage consumption - Performance degradation (for data modification) - Maintenance overhead - Potential query optimizer confusion Oracle prevents this with an error like ORA-01408: such column list already indexed [1]. I propose that PostgreSQL prevent redundant index creation by: - Checking for identical existing indexes during CREATE INDEX. - Failing with an error (like Oracle's ORA-01408) if a duplicate is found. - Providing a GUC parameter (allow_redundant_indexes) to control this. This change would: - Prevent accidental redundancy - Optimize storage - Improve performance - Simplify maintenance - Enhance efficiency and user flexibility I’d love to hear your feedback or suggestions for improvement. [1] https://docs.oracle.com/en/error-help/db/ora-01408/?r=19c -- Regrads, Japin Li
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