On 4 August 2015 at 15:18, Andres Freund <and...@anarazel.de> wrote: > On 2015-08-04 14:59:11 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote: > > On 4 August 2015 at 14:55, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinn...@iki.fi> wrote: > > > > > On 08/04/2015 04:35 PM, Simon Riggs wrote: > > > > > >> This and the OP seem like 9.5 open items to me. > > >> > > > > > > Why? This is nothing new in 9.5. > > > > > > gin_pending_list_limit is new in 9.5 > > > > We're in Alpha, so if something has been added and isn't very usable, we > > should change it while we can. > > The only thing that variable does is change what the pending size limit > is determined by. Previously it was work_mem, now it's > gin_pending_list_limit. Imo that has pretty much nothing to do with not > registering pages as free. >
We've made a change to the way GIN fast update works and that needs to be an effective change, not one that immediately triggers a secondary annoyance for the user. I've asked some questions; they may turn into actions, or not, but they are open items. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
