Re: Big 7.1 open items

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> > > > The symlinks wouldn't do any good for what Bruce had in 
> > > > mind anyway (IIRC, he wanted to get useful per-database
> > > > numbers from "du").
> > > 
> > > Our database design seems to be in the opposite direction
> > > if it is restricted for the convenience of command calls.
> > 
> > Well, I don't see any reason not to use tablespace/database 
> > rather than just tablespace. Seems having fewer files in each directory
> 
> Once again - ability to use different tablespaces (disks) for tables/indices
> in the same schema. Schemas must not dictate where to store objects <-
> bad design.

I am suggesting this symlink:
ln -s data/base/testdb/myspace /var/myspace/testdb

rather than:
ln -s data/base/testdb/myspace /var/myspace

Tablespaces still sit inside database directories, it is just that it
points to a subdirectory of myspace, rather than myspace itself.

Am I missing something?

> 
> > will be a little faster, and if we can make administration easier,
> > why not?
> 
> Because you'll not be able use du/ls once we'll implement new smgr anyway.

At least du will work.  I doubt we will be putting tables from different
databases in the same file.

> 
> And, btw, - for what are we going implement tablespaces? Just to have
> fewer files in each dir ?!

No, I thought it was to split files across drives.

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