Re: Regarding fillfactor use case for only delete ops

On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2025-06-06 at 14:10 +0530, Durgamahesh Manne wrote:
>> > Can we generate a fill factor for tables that have delete ops ?
>> >
>> > Does the fill factor really work and help to minimize the bloat for
>> tables that have delete ops?
>> >
>> > I have parent table with weekly partitions So for every week 50 to 60
>> gb of bloat generates and autovacuum params already in place for child
>> tables
>>
>> Nothing can ever avoid bloat caused by DELETE, except partitioning in a
>> way that you can drop a partition rather than running DELETE.
>>
>>
> Laurenz,
>
> Isn't the fill factor aimed at reducing bloat during updates of HOT tables?
>
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Hi

I believe that fill factor works exclusively for updates of HOT tables but
not for delete ops

Regards,
Durga Mahesh