Re: PATCH to allow concurrent VACUUMs to not lock each other - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: PATCH to allow concurrent VACUUMs to not lock each other
Date
Msg-id 200505231313.j4NDDVp13639@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: PATCH to allow concurrent VACUUMs to not lock each  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@skype.net>)
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Hannu Krosing wrote:
> On K, 2005-05-18 at 11:54 +0300, Hannu Krosing wrote:
> > The attached patch allows VACUUMS's on small relations to clean up dead
> > tuples while VACUUM or ANALYSE is running for a long time on some big
> > table.
> >
> > This is done by adding a "bool inVacuum" to PGPROC and then making use
> > of it in GetOldestXmin.
> >
> > This patch is against current CVS head, but should also apply to 8.0.2
> > with minorpach  warnings.
>
> Could this patch be applied (or rejected if something is badly wrong
> with it) ?
>
> Or should I move the discussion back to pgsql-hackers ad try to make it
> a TODO first ?
>
> This patch implements what I described in
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-05/msg00704.php
> plus a small change to make it work for simple ANALYSE too.

I have it in my mailbox and will get to it.  Thanks.

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