Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 06:51:19PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: >> I believe VACUUM already knows that xmin = xmax implies the tuple >> is dead to everyone.
> Huh, that is too simplistic in a subtransactions' world, isn't it? Well, it's still correct as a fast-path check. There are extensions you could imagine making ... but offhand I agree that it's not worth the trouble. Maybe in a few years when everyone and his sister is using subtransactions constantly, we'll feel a need to optimize these cases. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings