Re: NOT NULL markings for BKI columns

On 2015-02-20 19:06:50 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Andres Freund wrote:
> > On 2015-02-15 12:54:45 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> 
> > > BTW, the precedent of PG_USED_FOR_ASSERTS_ONLY would suggest calling
> > > this one PG_FORCE_NOT_NULL, or at least using underscores for word
> > > breaks in whatever we end up calling it.
> > 
> > I've named it BKI_FORCE_(NOT_)?NULL.
> > 
> > So, I've implemented this - turned out to be a bit more work than I'd
> > expected... I had to whack around the representation Catalog.pm returns
> > for columns, but I think the new representation for columns is better
> > anyway. Doesn't look too bad.
> 
> Just gave it a quick read, I think it's good.  +1 for your
> implementation.

Unless somebody protests I'm going to push this soon.

> > I've also added BKI_FORCE_NULL as you mentioned it as being possibly
> > useful, was easy enough. I haven't identified a user so far though, so
> > we could just remove it if we want.
> 
> I think we should just save this part of the patch until some use turns up.

I pondered this for a while and I don't agree. If the flag had been
available a couple column that now use 0 instead of NULLs and such would
have been NULLable. And since it's very few lines I'm inclined to keep
it, it's really cheap enough.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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