Re: pg_autovacuum not having enough suction ?

From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
To: "pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_autovacuum not having enough suction ?
Date: 2005-03-31 22:13:35
Message-ID: 20050331221335.GB19823@phlogiston.dyndns.org
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On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 06:21:24PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
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> Can we issue a LOCK TABLE with a statement_timeout, and only do the
> VACUUM FULL if we can get a lock quickly? That seems like a plan.

I think someone else's remark in this thread is important, though:
autovacuum shouldn't ever block other transactions, and this approach
will definitely run that risk.

A

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