Re: pgsql: Update item description: * Consider having the background writer

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <momjian(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Update item description: * Consider having the background writer
Date: 2007-12-17 22:28:33
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On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 01:40 +0000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Log Message:
> -----------
> Update item description:
>
> * Consider having the background writer update the transaction status
> hint bits before writing out the page
>
> Implementing this requires the background writer to have access to system
> catalogs and the transaction status log.

Not very sure why you've added this one to the TODO list?

I raised it as not-a-good idea and I think Tom and Alvaro agreed. i.e. I
mentioned it in order to kill it. It's a ton of work for what very well
might be overhead rather than gain.

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Simon Riggs
2ndQuadrant http://www.2ndQuadrant.com

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