nominatim loaddata modification for memory savings

gistfile1.txt

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION load_this_shit() RETURNS integer AS $$
DECLARE 
        rec place%rowtype;
BEGIN   
        FOR rec in SELECT * FROM place WHERE osm_type IN ('N', 'W', 'R') LOOP
                EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO placex values ('
                        || quote_nullable(rec.place_id) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.osm_type) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.osm_id) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.class) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.type) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.name) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.admin_level) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.housenumber) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.street) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.isin) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.postcode) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.country_code) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.street_place_id) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.rank_address) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.rank_search) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(rec.indexed) || ','
                        || quote_nullable(CAST(rec.geometry As text)) || ')';
        END LOOP;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
SELECT load_this_shit() as Answer;