On 12/12/2015 11:42, Albe Laurenz wrote: > Tatsuo Ishii wrote: >>> Wouldn't something like: >>> >>> ALTER INDEX foo SET DISABLED; >>> >>> See more in line with our grammar? >> >> But this will affect other sessions, no? > > Not if it is used in a transaction that ends with a ROLLBACK, > but then you might as well use DROP INDEX, except > that DROP INDEX takes an access exclusive lock. > > Yours, > Laurenz Albe >
Oleg and Teodor announced some time ago an extension for this exact use case, see http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/pine.lnx.4.64.0910062354510.6...@sn.sai.msu.ru This also has the advantage of not needing an exclusive lock on the index. -- Julien Rouhaud http://dalibo.com - http://dalibo.org -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
