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Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 22:56 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> > transaction_guarantee.v11.patch
>
> correct files attached
>
> > Open Questions
> > --------------
> >
> > 1. Should the DFC use a standard hash table? Custom code allows both
> > additional speed and the ability to signal when it fills.
> >
> > 2. Should tqual.c update the LSN of a heap page with the LSN of the
> > transaction commit that it can read from the DF cache?
>
> I now think we should update the LSN of the page, but not changed yet.
>
> > 3. Should the WALWriter also do the wal_buffers half-full write at the
> > start of XLogInsert() ?
>
> Not that important
>
> > 4. The recent changes to remove CheckpointStartLock haven't changed the
> > code path for deferred transactions, so a similar solution might be
> > possible there also.
>
> Some further discussion required here, I think. That change may actually
> have introduced a slight risk into the patch. Will raise at review.
>
> > 5. Is it correct to do WAL-before-flush for clog only, or should this
> > be multixact also?
>
> Not necessary
>
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> Simon Riggs
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