On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 2:42 AM, Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rash...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 6 July 2017 at 22:43, Joe Conway <m...@joeconway.com> wrote: >> I agree we should get this right the first time and I also agree with >> Dean's proposal, so I guess I'm a +2 > > On 7 July 2017 at 03:21, Amit Langote <langote_amit...@lab.ntt.co.jp> wrote: >> +1 to releasing this syntax in PG 10. > > So, that's 3 votes in favour of replacing UNBOUNDED with > MINVALUE/MAXVALUE for range partition bounds in PG 10. Not a huge > consensus, but no objections either. Any one else have an opinion? > > Robert, have you been following this thread?
Uh, no. Sorry. I agree that it's a big problem that (10, UNBOUNDED) interpreted as a maximum value means first_column <= 10 and when interpreted as a minimum value means first_column >= 10, because those things aren't opposites of each other. I guess the proposal here would make (10, MAXVALUE) as a maximum value mean first_column <= 10 and as a minimum would mean first_column > 10, and contrariwise for MINVALUE. That seems to restore the intended design principle of the system, which is good, but... ...originally, Amit proposed to attach a postfix INCLUSIVE or EXCLUSIVE to each bound specification, and this does feel like a bit of a back door to the same place, kinda. A partition defined to run from (10, MAXVALUE) TO (11, MAXVALUE) is a lot like a partition defined to run from (10) EXCLUSIVE to (11) EXCLUSIVE. And if we eventually decide to allow that, then what will be the difference between a partition which starts at (10, MAXVALUE) EXCLUSIVE and one which starts from (10, MAXVALUE) INCLUSIVE? I haven't thought through this well enough to be sure that there's any problem with what is being proposed, and I definitely don't have a better solution off the top of my head, but I feel slightly nervous. Apologies again for the slow response - will update again by Monday. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers