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Bug #14004
closedWasted disk space due to inefficient columns ordering
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Performance and scalability
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According to https://blog.2ndquadrant.com/on-rocks-and-sand/ proper column ordering in Postgresql can save up to 10-20% of disk space
Given that Rudder uses quite a lot of free space, it would be relevant to benefit from this
Note that Postresql is so wonderful that it advertise which ordering is the best for a table:
rudder=> SELECT a.attname, t.typname, t.typalign, t.typlen rudder-> FROM pg_class c rudder-> JOIN pg_attribute a ON (a.attrelid = c.oid) rudder-> JOIN pg_type t ON (t.oid = a.atttypid) rudder-> WHERE c.relname = 'nodecompliancelevels' AND a.attnum >= 0 rudder-> ORDER BY t.typlen DESC; attname | typname | typalign | typlen --------------------+-------------+----------+-------- runtimestamp | timestamptz | d | 8 badpolicymode | int4 | i | 4 auditnotapplicable | int4 | i | 4 noncompliant | int4 | i | 4 auditerror | int4 | i | 4 pending | int4 | i | 4 success | int4 | i | 4 repaired | int4 | i | 4 error | int4 | i | 4 unexpected | int4 | i | 4 missing | int4 | i | 4 noanswer | int4 | i | 4 notapplicable | int4 | i | 4 reportsdisabled | int4 | i | 4 compliant | int4 | i | 4 ruleid | text | i | -1 directiveid | text | i | -1 nodeid | text | i | -1 (18 lignes)
this ticket will only update table creation and migration - we won't change existing tables
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