Re: FPI - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: FPI
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Msg-id 23024.1296240163@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: FPI  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: FPI  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Say what? �A heap deletion compacts the page --- it will certainly fail
>> badly on torn-page.

> What do you mean by "compacts the page"?  I would interpret that to
> mean "reclaims the space formerly used by the tuple being deleted",
> but it certainly can't do that.

Oh, I'm sorry, I was confusing the case with vacuum cleanup.  Obviously
hadn't consumed any caffeine yet.  Nevermind ...
        regards, tom lane


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