On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Andres Freund <and...@anarazel.de> wrote: >> We need a read-only utility which checks that the system is in a correct >> and valid state. There are a few of those which have been built for >> different pieces, I believe, and we really should have one for the >> visibility map, but I don't think it makes sense to imply in any way >> that VACUUM can or should be used for that. > > Meh. This is vacuum behaviour that *has existed* up to this point. You > essentially removed it. Sure, I'm all for adding a verification > tool. But that's just pie in the skie at this point. We have a complex, > data loss threatening feature, which just about nobody can verify at > this point. That's crazy.
FWIW, I agree with the general sentiment. Building a stress-testing suite would have been a good idea. In general, testability is a design goal that I'd be willing to give up other things for. -- Peter Geoghegan -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
