Re: autovacuum and TOAST tables - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: autovacuum and TOAST tables
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Msg-id 20080812010608.GI8416@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: autovacuum and TOAST tables  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:

> On second thought, I think it *could* lead to a visible failure.
> Suppose the OID counter wraps around and the OID that had been used for
> the temporary CLUSTER table gets assigned to a new table.  If that table
> needs a toast table, it'll try to create one using the name that is
> already in use.  We have defenses against picking an OID that's in use,
> but none for toast table names.  So I think it's indeed worth fixing.

Okay, I'll see to it after committing this autovacuum stuff.

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Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.


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