Re: New vacuum option to do only freezing - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: New vacuum option to do only freezing
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Msg-id CA+TgmobZ68Oaf2V7NxFDx8eiPHSW-U_b=zyOQ+kcCs6k91B-qQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: New vacuum option to do only freezing  (Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: New vacuum option to do only freezing
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On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 4:36 AM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
> We already have disable_page_skipping option, not (page_skipping
> false). So ISMT disable_index_cleanup would be more natural.

Sure.

> Also,
> since what to do with this option is not only skipping vacuum indexes
> but also skipping removeing dead tuples on heap, I think that the
> option should have a more understandable name for users indicating
> that both it removes dead tuples less than the normal vacuum and it's
> aimed to freeze tuple more faster. Of course we document them, though.

Well, I actually don't think that you should control two behaviors
with the same option.  If you want to vacuum and skip index cleanup,
you should say VACUUM (disable_index_cleanup).  If you want to vacuum,
disable index cleanup, and skip aggressively, you should say VACUUM
(freeze, disable_index_cleanup).  Both behaviors seem useful.

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Robert Haas
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