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Re: [HACKERS] Patch: Write Amplification Reduction Method (WARM) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Patch: Write Amplification Reduction Method (WARM)
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Msg-id 20170321194358.e6ikl3wfw3k2lu6f@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Patch: Write Amplification Reduction Method (WARM)  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Patch: Write Amplification Reduction Method (WARM)  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I don't think it makes sense to try and save bits and add complexity
> when we have no idea if we will ever use them,

If we find ourselves in dire need of additional bits, there is a known
mechanism to get back 2 bits from old-style VACUUM FULL.  I assume that
the reason nobody has bothered to write the code for that is that
there's no *that* much interest.

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