On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Marc Mamin <m.ma...@intershop.de> wrote: > I wonder if it would be possible to have a fast table clone function (data > only) while copying the corresponding data files > > instead of using the "CREATE TABLE AS" way. > > pg_upgrade seems to have such a mechanisms, though it requires to first stop > the server... > > This would of course require to lock the complete table and ensure that all > latest changes are flushed to the plates.
I think it would be possible to implement this. In fact, it could probably be done as a contrib module. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
