Re: TODO Item - Add system view to show free space map - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: TODO Item - Add system view to show free space map
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Msg-id 261.1130507632@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: TODO Item - Add system view to show free space map  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> writes:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>> I like this, but not because I want to read it myself, but because I
>> want to make autovacuum responsible for re-allocating free space when it
>> runs out. This way we can have an autoFSM feature in 8.2

> What do you mean, re-allocating free space?  I don't understand what you
> are proposing.

And even less why autovacuum would go through a view to get at the info.

            regards, tom lane

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