Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make the visibility map crash-safe. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make the visibility map crash-safe.
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Msg-id 4E01CA27.6010102@enterprisedb.com
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Responses Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make the visibility map crash-safe.
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On 22.06.2011 06:05, Robert Haas wrote:
> Second, when inserting, updating, or deleting
> a tuple, we can no longer get away with clearing the visibility map
> bit after releasing the lock on the corresponding heap page, because
> an intervening crash might leave the visibility map bit set and the
> page-level bit clear.

heap_update seems to still do that.

--   Heikki Linnakangas  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com


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