Heikki Linnakangas napsal(a):
> Zdenek Kotala wrote:
>> Heikki Linnakangas napsal(a):
>>> Relation forks didn't change anything inside relation files, so no
>>> scanning of relations is required because of that. Neither will the
>>> FSM rewrite. Not sure about DSM yet.
>>
>> Does it mean, that if you "inject" old data file after catalog
>> upgrade, then FSM will works without any problem?
>
> Yes. You'll need to construct an FSM, but it doesn't necessarily need to
> reflect the reality. You could just fill it with zeros, meaning that
> there's no free space anywhere, and let the next vacuum fill it with
> real information. Or you could read the old pg_fsm.cache file and fill
> the new FSM accordingly.
I think zeroed FSM is good, because new items should not be added on to old page.
Zdenek
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