Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> But we already have a recycling mechanism for pg_clog. AFAICS,
>> creating a parallel log file with a separate recycling mechanism is
>> a study in wasted effort.
> But that recycling requires the vacuum of every database in the system.
> Do people do that frequently enough?
Once the auto vacuum code is in there, they won't have any choice ;-)
In any case, I saw no part of your proposal that removed the need for
vacuum, so what's your point?
regards, tom lane