Re: TODO Item - Add system view to show free space map

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Mark Kirkwood <markir(at)paradise(dot)net(dot)nz>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: TODO Item - Add system view to show free space map
Date: 2005-10-28 13:53:52
Message-ID: 261.1130507632@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org> writes:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>> I like this, but not because I want to read it myself, but because I
>> want to make autovacuum responsible for re-allocating free space when it
>> runs out. This way we can have an autoFSM feature in 8.2

> What do you mean, re-allocating free space? I don't understand what you
> are proposing.

And even less why autovacuum would go through a view to get at the info.

regards, tom lane

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