| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Trivial patch to double vacuum speed |
| Date: | 2006-09-04 21:47:02 |
| Message-ID: | 200609042147.k84Ll3P04850@momjian.us |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Patch applied. Thanks.
>
> Wait a minute. This patch changes the behavior so that
> LockBufferForCleanup is applied to *every* heap page, not only the ones
> where there are removable tuples. It's not hard to imagine scenarios
> where that results in severe system-wide performance degradation.
> Has there been any real-world testing of this idea?
I see the no-index case now:
+ if (nindexes)
+ LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
+ else
+ LockBufferForCleanup(buf);
Let's see what Greg says, or revert.
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Bruce Momjian bruce(at)momjian(dot)us
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
+ If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +
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