On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 12:58:28PM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote: > I dislike using the word accurate here now, it will be accurate, but we don't > promise perfect timeliness. So it needs to change: > > diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml > index 04a04e0e5f..360807c8f9 100644 > --- a/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml > +++ b/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml > @@ -652,9 +652,8 @@ vacuum insert threshold = vacuum base insert threshold + > vacuum insert scale fac > tuples to be frozen by earlier vacuums. The number of obsolete tuples > and > the number of inserted tuples are obtained from the cumulative statistics > system; > it is a semi-accurate count updated by each <command>UPDATE</command>, > - <command>DELETE</command> and <command>INSERT</command> operation. (It > is > - only semi-accurate because some information might be lost under heavy > - load.) If the <structfield>relfrozenxid</structfield> value of the table > + <command>DELETE</command> and <command>INSERT</command> operation. > + If the <structfield>relfrozenxid</structfield> value of the table > is more than <varname>vacuum_freeze_table_age</varname> transactions old, > an aggressive vacuum is performed to freeze old tuples and advance > <structfield>relfrozenxid</structfield>; otherwise, only pages that have > been modified
Done in master. > However, also replace the remaining instance of "a semi-accurate count" with > "an eventually-consistent count". > ...it is an eventually-consistent count updated by each UPDATE, DELETE, and > INSERT operation. Also done. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com Only you can decide what is important to you.