Re: reindex/vacuum locking/performance? - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: reindex/vacuum locking/performance?
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Msg-id 3070.1065239343@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: reindex/vacuum locking/performance?  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
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Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> writes:
> On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 17:34, Christopher Browne wrote:
>> Not surprising either.  While the reindex takes place, updates to that
>> table have to be deferred.

> Right, but that's no reason not to let SELECTs proceed, for example.

What if said SELECTs are using the index in question?

I suspect it is true that REINDEX locks more than it needs to, but we
should tread carefully about loosening it.

            regards, tom lane

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