On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 12:30 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: > > The update utility being discussed is in danger of confusing these two > > goals > > * compact the table using minimal workspace > > * compact the table with minimal interruption to concurrent updaters > > Actually, the update utility is explicitly meant to satisfy both of > those goals (possibly with different usage styles). I don't see any > particular confusion.
<sigh> It wasn't explicit until now. The confusion was you saying that "VACUUM FULL CONCURRENTLY" was an impossible dream, that's why I've restated it the above way so its clear what we want. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers