Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> Say what? A heap deletion compacts the page --- it will certainly fail
>> badly on torn-page.
> What do you mean by "compacts the page"? I would interpret that to
> mean "reclaims the space formerly used by the tuple being deleted",
> but it certainly can't do that.
Oh, I'm sorry, I was confusing the case with vacuum cleanup. Obviously
hadn't consumed any caffeine yet. Nevermind ...
regards, tom lane