Currently, xid_age() returns INT_MAX for a permanent xid. The comment in
the function that 'Permanent XIDs are always infinitely old' may be
technically correct, but returning INT_MAX is a useless behavior because
it actually makes it look like that XID is in immediate wraparound
danger. I think we should change it to return either 0, -1, or INT_MIN.
To me, 0 makes the most sense for monitoring relfrozenxid.
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Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting, Austin TX
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