Re: GiST VACUUM

Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>

From: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>

To: Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@gmail.com>

Cc: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, Andrey Borodin <x4mmm@yandex-team.ru>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, Костя Кузнецов <chapaev28@ya.ru>

Date: 2019-07-24T17:30:09Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

On 22/07/2019 16:09, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Unless something comes up, I'll commit this tomorrow.

Pushed this now, to master and REL_12_STABLE.

Now, B-tree indexes still have the same problem, in all versions. Any 
volunteers to write a similar fix for B-trees?

- Heikki

Commits

Use full 64-bit XID for checking if a deleted GiST page is old enough.
- fb5344c969af 12.0 landed
- 6655a7299d83 13.0 landed
Refactor checks for deleted GiST pages.
- e2e992c93145 12.0 landed
- 9eb5607e6993 13.0 landed
Delete empty pages during GiST VACUUM.
- 7df159a620b7 12.0 landed
Scan GiST indexes in physical order during VACUUM.
- fe280694d0d4 12.0 landed
Prevent GIN deleted pages from being reclaimed too early
- 52ac6cd2d0cd 12.0 cited