On 2014-08-15 12:17:31 +0200, Fabien COELHO wrote: > > >>>I don't think it's beneficial to put this into pgbench. There really > >>>isn't a relevant benefit over using a custom script here. > >> > >>The scripts to run are the standard ones. The difference is in the > >>*initialization* phase (-i), namely the filler attribute size. There is no > >>custom script for initialization in pgbench, so ISTM that this argument does > >>not apply here. > > > >The custom initialization is to run a manual ALTER after the > >initialization. > > Sure, it can be done this way. > > I'm not sure about the implication of ALTER on the table storage,
Should be fine in this case. But if that's what you're concerned about - understandably - it seems to make more sense to split -i into two. One to create the tables, and another to fill them. That'd allow to do manual stuff inbetween. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
