VACUUMing in general

From: "Erich K(dot) Oliphant" <ericho(at)vantixnet(dot)com>
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Subject: VACUUMing in general
Date: 2001-04-28 19:40:45
Message-ID: 038001c0d01b$2198f2a0$6501a8c0@alpha
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Is any work being done to streamline/redesign the way PostgreSQL handles updates and/or the way VACUUM works so that it doesn't lock the entire table while it does it's job? It seems that tables that need to be VACUUM'ed the most would typically have fewer acceptable "windows" in which to work.

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