Re: Reviewing freeze map code - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Reviewing freeze map code
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Msg-id 6254.1465222528@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Reviewing freeze map code  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 9:53 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Taking out GUCs is not
>> easier than taking out statement parameters; you risk breaking
>> applications either way.

> Agreed, but that doesn't really answer the question of which one we
> should have, if either.  My gut feeling on this is to either do
> nothing or add a VACUUM option (not a GUC, not a reloption) called
> even_frozen_pages, default false.  What is your opinion?

That's about where I stand, with some preference for "do nothing".
I'm not convinced we need this.
        regards, tom lane



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