Re: Add pg_stat_autovacuum_priority

From: Sami Imseih <samimseih(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>, Bharath Rupireddy <bharath(dot)rupireddyforpostgres(at)gmail(dot)com>, satyanarlapuram(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Add pg_stat_autovacuum_priority
Date: 2026-03-31 16:41:08
Message-ID: CAA5RZ0tOqsAUxqDBO0zWr_MA+w5mDcZkiQLoZPyBhGwHWBVQgA@mail.gmail.com
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> >> I also see that we're not forcing the computation of the (M)XID
> >> scores. Is that intentional?
> >
> > hmm, the force_score does not need to be in the force_vacuum path
> > because the score is calculated there naturally when the table is in
> > need of force_vacuum. The force_score is there to ensure that
> > we are not existing early in the autovacuum disabled case.
>
> So, unless the table is beyond a freeze-max-age parameter, the (M)XID
> scores will always be 0.0?

You're right after thinking about this again. There is no reason why we
should treat the force_vacuum case differently. The score should still
be included so someone monitoring can see the xid|mxid_age climbing
well before it becomes an issue.

--
Sami

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