Florian G. Pflug wrote: > Since we didn't really reach an agreement on how xid_age should behave, > I've reverted it back to the original version. So with this patch, > xid_age will just force assignment of a xid.
Is this really a good idea? I'm repeating myself, but a query like select age(xmin) from bigtable could accelerate Xid wraparound. If the server is running close to the limit it could cause a shutdown to prevent the actual wraparound. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
