Florian Pflug <f...@phlo.org> writes: > On Oct21, 2011, at 17:36 , Tom Lane wrote: >> 3. Remove the optimization that lets GetOldestXmin ignore XIDs outside >> the current database. This sounds bad, but OTOH I don't think there's >> ever been any proof that this optimization is worth much in real-world >> usage. We've already had to lobotomize that optimization for walsender >> processes, anyway.
> Hm, we've told people who wanted cross-database access to tables in the > past to either > * use dblink or > * not split their tables over multiple databases in the first place, > and to use schemas instead > If we remove the GetOldestXmin optimization, we're essentially reversing > course on this. Do we really wanna go there? Huh? The behavior of GetOldestXmin is purely a backend-internal matter. I don't see how it's related to cross-database access --- or at least, changing this would not represent a significant move towards supporting that. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers