Re: New VACUUM FULL still needed? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Simon Riggs
Subject Re: New VACUUM FULL still needed?
Date
Msg-id 1262083320.19367.1998.camel@ebony
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In response to New VACUUM FULL still needed?  (Takahiro Itagaki <itagaki.takahiro@oss.ntt.co.jp>)
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On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 11:17 +0900, Takahiro Itagaki wrote:
> Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have enough items emerging from HS to keep me busy much longer than I
> > thought. I'll run with VF if that's OK, since I have some other related
> > changes in that area and it makes sense to understand that code also, if
> > OK with you.
> 
> Sure. Many users want to see HS.
> 
> BTW, New VACUUM FULL patch is waiting for being applied.
>     https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/patch_view?id=202
> But I heard HS is attempting to modify VFI in another way or remove it
> completely. Do we still need the patch, or reject it and fix VFI in HS?

HS has two options: (1) move forwards alongside this patch, or (2) make
a separate fix for VFI in HS.

We still want to apply this patch, but I feel it needs changes as
discussed downthread as part of my review. Will it be possible for you
to make those changes and resubmit for next commitfest, or earlier?

-- Simon Riggs           www.2ndQuadrant.com



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