Re: Does VACUUM reorder tables on clustered indices

From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
To: Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Does VACUUM reorder tables on clustered indices
Date: 2005-12-22 18:59:38
Message-ID: 20051222185938.GA16523@phlogiston.dyndns.org
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On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 06:36:45PM -0500, Chris Browne wrote:
> If I'm considering clustering the Slony-I "sl_log_1" table, forcing it
> into memory *is* something I'll consider doing in order to minimize
> the time that would-be writers are blocked from writing...

Given what Tom Lane recently reported (and assuming I understood his
remarks), I think it's a Mighty Bad Idea to CLUSTER sl_log_1.

A

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