Pavan Deolasee wrote: > On 1/26/07, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I think what he's suggesting is deliberately not updating the hint bits > > during a SELECT ... > > > No, I was suggesting doing it in bgwriter so that we may not need to that > during > a SELECT. Of course, we need to investigate more and have numbers to prove > the need. Also you have already expressed concerns that doing so in bgwriter > is deadlock > prone. So there is certainly more work needed for any such scheme to work.
Added to TODO: * Consider having the background writer update the transaction status hint bits before writing out the page -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate