Re: OID wraparound (was Re: pg_depend)

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: OID wraparound (was Re: pg_depend)
Date: 2001-07-18 19:32:06
Message-ID: 200107181932.f6IJW6V27531@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org> writes:
> > ... these two issues of ID wrap need to be addressed -- my gut feel is
> > that the reports of OID/XID wrap are going to skyrocket within 6 months as
> > bigger and bigger installations try out PostgreSQL/RHDB
>
> Yes, my thoughts exactly. We're trying to play in the big leagues now.
> I don't believe we can put these problems off any longer.

Is the idea to make oid's optional, with them disabled by default on
user tables?

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