>       -- It will not lock any tables but will generate I/O.

add:
IMPORTANT: Depending on the size and configuration of your database,
this script may generate a lot of I/O and degrade database performance.
Users should execute this script during a low traffic period and watch
the database load.

>       --
>       CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE pg_upgrade_fix AS
>               SELECT 'VACUUM FREEZE pg_toast.' || c.relname || ';'
>               FROM    pg_class c, pg_namespace n
>               WHERE   c.relnamespace = n.oid AND
>                       n.nspname = 'pg_toast' AND
>                       c.relkind = 't'
>               ORDER by c.oid;
>       \copy pg_upgrade_fix TO 'pg_upgrade_tmp.sql';
>       \i pg_upgrade_tmp.sql
> 
> A fix will be included in upcoming Postgres releases 8.4.8 and 9.0.4.
> These releases will remove the need for the above script by correctly
> restoring all TOAST tables in the migrated databases.

add: However, users of databases which have been already migrated still
need to run the script, even if they upgrade to 9.0.4.

-- 
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com

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