BUG #5200: Use of min suffix in autovacuum_naptime ignored

From: "Andrew Masterton" <a(dot)j(dot)masterton(at)open(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #5200: Use of min suffix in autovacuum_naptime ignored
Date: 2009-11-19 21:09:33
Message-ID: 200911192109.nAJL9XpR038628@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 5200
Logged by: Andrew Masterton
Email address: a(dot)j(dot)masterton(at)open(dot)ac(dot)uk
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.8
Operating system: RedHat Enterprise 5.4
Description: Use of min suffix in autovacuum_naptime ignored
Details:

The default configuration of 8.3.8 has autovacuum_naptime = 1min. It would
appear that the min is ignored as turning up debug show the autovacuum
running every second. On my 8.3.8 installation with a large number of
databases and tables this has the side effect of the stats collector process
using up large amounts of CPU and I/O.

Changing this setting to 60min causes the autovacuum process to have the
correct 60 second naptime.

I Haven't tried removing the min and setting it to s to see if any time
suffix is ignored for this configuration option.

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