Re: HOT patch - version 15 - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: HOT patch - version 15
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Msg-id 18353.1189541449@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: HOT patch - version 15  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: HOT patch - version 15  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 09:21 +0530, Pavan Deolasee wrote:
>> IMHO we are making full circles here. We have already tried LP_DELETE
>> techniques and moved away to simplify things.

>> We can save rest of the techniques for beta testing period or 8.4.

> Agreed, we're just fine tuning by reinventing old ideas. HOT works, but
> everybody has their own opinion of which subtle factors are important.
> Seems like time to find out in Beta.

I am worried by this idea that it's fine to make major changes in HOT
after beta starts, or that the attentions of beta testers will allow us
to collect data on variant implementations.  Neither is the case.

            regards, tom lane

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