Ühel kenal päeval, N, 2007-03-01 kell 15:03, kirjutas Zeugswetter
Andreas ADI SD:
> > > > -- start the VACUUM from the first non-filled block
> > > >
> > > > So if we do this, we wouldn't need to worry about HOT tuples at
> all,
> > > > nor would we need to wait until all transactions are gone.
> > >
> > > You need to wait until you are allowed to truncate if you want
> > > concurrency.
> > > Or a concurrent scan might miss a row, because the visible tuple got
>
> > > truncated away.
> >
> > I was not suggesting that we remove visible rows through truncation.
>
> Sure, unless you suggest to not truncate during this vacuum run ?
> But we are talking about vacuum full, so truncation is essential.
>
> It was suggested to do a dummy null update to move live tuples up front.
> The old version is still visible for serializable txns.
There should probably be a wait-other-trxs to finish stage between
COMPACT and 2nd VACUUM if truncation at this cycle is absolutely needed
> Andreas
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