On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 18:51 -0500, Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > Simon Riggs wrote: > > >So, it also seems clear that 8.0.x should eventually have a straight > >upgrade path to a replacement, assuming the patent is granted. > > > >We should therefore plan to: > >1. improve/replace ARC for 8.1 > >2. backport any replacement directly onto 8.0STABLE as soon as any > >patent is granted > >
> One of the reasons for Postgres' well deserved reputation for stability > and reliability is that stable branches are ... stable. Backporting a > large item like cache replacement mechanism doesn't seem to fit that too > well. I wouldn't want to do that except as a complete last resort. I agree... but I see no alternative to my point (2) though; I would welcome additional options. -- Best Regards, Simon Riggs ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
