| From: | Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: BUG #5946: Long exclusive lock taken by vacuum (not full) |
| Date: | 2011-03-29 00:48:03 |
| Message-ID: | 4D912C43.8040404@Yahoo.com |
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On 3/28/2011 8:07 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Jan Wieck<JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com> writes:
>> I somehow fail to see how this complete reversal of who does what and
>> affecting code in entirely different parts of the system will qualify
>> for patching back releases.
>
> I don't think any of the proposals make sense for back-patching. We
> should be considering what's the sanest way to fix this in 9.2.
So our answer to users, who currently run 8.4 and experience 10+ minute
blackouts caused by autovac, would be "upgrade to 9.2 when it's out".
Is that actually what you meant?
Jan
--
Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither
liberty nor security. -- Benjamin Franklin
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