Re: HOT latest patch - version 8 - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: HOT latest patch - version 8
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Msg-id 4697A185.1080302@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: HOT latest patch - version 8  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Heikki Linnakangas <heikki@enterprisedb.com> writes:
>> A much simpler approach would be to try to acquire the vacuum lock, and
>> compact the page the usual way, and fall back to a cold update if we
>> can't get the lock immediately.
>
> Seems like that could work.

I just realized that there's a big problem with that. The process doing
the update surely holds a pin on the buffer itself. Needs more thought..

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   Heikki Linnakangas
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