Re: Big 7.1 open items

Tom Lane wrote:

> >         <dbroot>/catalog_tables/pg_...
> >         <dbroot>/catalog_index/pg_...
> >         <dbroot>/user_tables/oid_...
> >         <dbroot>/user_index/oid_...
> >         <dbroot>/temp_tables/oid_...
> >         <dbroot>/temp_index/oid_...
> >         <dbroot>/toast_tables/oid_...
> >         <dbroot>/toast_index/oid_...
> >         <dbroot>/whatnot_???/...
> 
> I don't see a lot of value in that.  Better to do something like
> tablespaces:
> I don't see a lot of value in that.  Better to do something like
> tablespaces:
>
>        <dbroot>/<oidoftablespace>/<oidofobject>

What is the benefit of having oidoftablespace in the directory path?
Isn't tablespace an idea so you can store it somewhere completely
different?
Or is there some symlink idea or something?