Re: Error correction for n_dead_tuples

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: ITAGAKI Takahiro <itagaki(dot)takahiro(at)oss(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Error correction for n_dead_tuples
Date: 2007-02-20 01:42:53
Message-ID: 200702200142.l1K1gri11542@momjian.us
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Your patch has been added to the PostgreSQL unapplied patches list at:
> >
> > http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches
> >
> > It will be applied as soon as one of the PostgreSQL committers reviews
> > and approves it.
>
> Please put this on hold until we decide what to do with Heikki's patch
> to update OldestXmin during vacuum.
>
> One idea is to count the tuples actually cleared during vacuum. Another
> idea is to reread pgstat data after each OldestXmin recalculation to get
> accurate dead tuple counting. Neither of these seem very satisfying.

OK.

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