Re: Autovacuum in the backend - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Matthew T. O'Connor
Subject Re: Autovacuum in the backend
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Msg-id 42B10413.7030901@zeut.net
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In response to Re: Autovacuum in the backend  (Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au>)
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Gavin Sherry wrote:

>I guess my main concern is that we'll have a solution to the problem of
>dead tuples which is only half way there. It is only an incremental
>improvement upon the contrib module and solves only one real problem:
>users do not read up on VACUUM or autovacuum. This is at the expense of
>making it appear to be suitable for the general user base when it isn't,
>in my opinion. That isn't the fault of autovacuum but is a function of the
>cost of ordinary vacuum.
>  
>

Would you mind expounding on why you think autovacuum isn't suitable for 
the general public?  I know it's not a silver bullet, but I think in 
general, it will be helpful for most people.




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