Re: ALTER TABLE SET ACCESS METHOD on partitioned tables

On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:51 AM Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> wrote:
> I think this works similarly but not identically to tablespace defaults,
> and the difference could be confusing.  You seem to have made it so that
> the partitioned table _always_ have a table AM, so the partitions can
> always inherit from it.  I think it would be more sensible to _allow_
> partitioned tables to have one, but not mandatory; if they don't have
> it, then a partition created from it would use default_table_access_method.

I agree that we don't want this feature to invent any new behavior. If
it's clearly and fully parallel to what we do for tablespaces, then I
think it's probably OK, but anything less than that would be a cause
for concern for me.

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Robert Haas
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