Frank Foerster <frankwordsten@googlemail.com> writes:
> My question is: do other users experience the same problem and what is
> their preferred way of dealing with it ? Also, i am aware of a discussion
> a few years ago that dealt with the usage of 64bit XIDs, but led nowhere.
> Are there any more recent plans or discussions concerning 64bit XIDs ?
I don't believe anybody is actively thinking about 64-bit XIDs at
present; the additional row storage overhead is unpleasant to
contemplate. I'd suggest looking at whether you couldn't reduce your
rate of consumption of XIDs, for instance by merging updates into a
single transaction when possible.
regards, tom lane
