Hi, For a pluggable toaster - in previous patch set part 7 patch file contains invalid string. Fixup (v2 file should used instead of previous) patch: 7) 0007_fix_alignment_of_custom_toast_pointers.patch - fixes custom toast pointer's alignment required by bytea toaster by Nikita Glukhov;
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 9:55 PM Nikita Malakhov <huku...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I reworked previous patch set according to recommendations. Patches
> are generated by format-patch and applied by git am. Patches are based on
> master from 03.11. Also, now we've got clean branch with incremental
> commits
> which could be easily rebased onto a fresh master.
>
> Currently, there are 8 patches:
>
> 1) 0001_create_table_storage_v3.patch - SET STORAGE option for CREATE
> TABLE command by Teodor Sigaev which is required by all the following
> functionality;
>
> 2) 0002_toaster_interface_v6.patch - Toaster API (SQL syntax for toasters
> + API)
> with Dummy toaster as an example of how this API should be used, but with
> default
> toaster left 'as-is';
>
> 3) 0003_toaster_default_v5.patch - default (regular) toaster is implemented
> via new API;
>
> 4) 0004_toaster_snapshot_v5.patch - refactoring of default toaster and
> support
> of versioned toasted rows;
>
> 5) 0005_bytea_appendable_toaster_v5.patch - bytea toaster by Nikita Glukhov
> Custom toaster for bytea data with support of appending (instead of
> rewriting)
> stored data;
>
> 6) 0006_toasterapi_docs_v1.patch - brief documentation on Toaster API in
> Pg docs;
>
> 7) 0007_fix_alignment_of_custom_toast_pointers.patch - fixes custom toast
> pointer's
> alignment required by bytea toaster by Nikita Glukhov;
>
> 8) 0008_fix_toast_tuple_externalize.patch - fixes toast_tuple_externalize
> function
> not to call toast if old data is the same as new one.
>
> I would be grateful for feedback on the reworked patch set.
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 11:18 PM Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 4:05 PM Nikita Malakhov <huku...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > - Is 'git apply' not a valid way to apply such patches?
>>
>> I have found that it never works. This case is no exception:
>>
>> [rhaas pgsql]$ git apply ~/Downloads/1_toaster_interface_v4.patch
>> /Users/rhaas/Downloads/1_toaster_interface_v4.patch:253: trailing
>> whitespace.
>> toasterapi.o
>> /Users/rhaas/Downloads/1_toaster_interface_v4.patch:1276: trailing
>> whitespace.
>> {
>> /Users/rhaas/Downloads/1_toaster_interface_v4.patch:1294: trailing
>> whitespace.
>> * CREATE TOASTER name HANDLER handler_name
>> /Users/rhaas/Downloads/1_toaster_interface_v4.patch:2261: trailing
>> whitespace.
>> * va_toasterdata could contain varatt_external structure for old Toast
>> /Users/rhaas/Downloads/1_toaster_interface_v4.patch:3047: trailing
>> whitespace.
>> SELECT attnum, attname, atttypid, attstorage, tsrname
>> error: patch failed: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c:42
>> error: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c: patch does not apply
>> error: patch failed: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c:943
>> error: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c: patch does not apply
>> error: patch failed: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c:973
>> error: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c: patch does not apply
>> error: patch failed: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c:44
>> error: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c: patch does not apply
>>
>> I would really encourage you to use 'git format-patch' to generate a
>> stack of patches. But there is no point in reposting 30+ patches that
>> haven't been properly refactored into separate chunks. You need to
>> maintain a branch, periodically rebased over master, with some
>> probably-small number of patches on it, each of which is a logically
>> independent patch with its own commit message, its own clear purpose,
>> etc. And then generate patches to post from there using 'git
>> format-patch'. Look into using 'git rebase -i --autosquash' and 'git
>> commit --fixup' to maintain the branch, if you're not already familiar
>> with those things.
>>
>> Also, it is a really good idea when you post the patch set to include
>> in the email a clear description of the overall purpose of the patch
>> set and what each patch does toward that goal. e.g. "The overall goal
>> of this patch set is to support faster-than-light travel. Currently,
>> PostgreSQL does not know anything about the speed of light, so 0001
>> adds some code for speed-of-light detection. Building on this, 0002
>> adds general support for disabling physical laws of the universe.
>> Then, 0003 makes use of this support to disable specifically the speed
>> of light." Perhaps you want a little more text than that for each
>> patch, depending on the situation, but this gives you the idea, I
>> hope.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Haas
>> EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Nikita Malakhov
> Postgres Professional
> https://postgrespro.ru/
>
--
Regards,
Nikita Malakhov
Postgres Professional
https://postgrespro.ru/
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