Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> Say what? A heap deletion compacts the page --- it will certainly fail >> badly on torn-page.
> What do you mean by "compacts the page"? I would interpret that to > mean "reclaims the space formerly used by the tuple being deleted", > but it certainly can't do that. Oh, I'm sorry, I was confusing the case with vacuum cleanup. Obviously hadn't consumed any caffeine yet. Nevermind ... 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