Re: Horribly slow pg_upgrade performance with many Large Objects

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

To: Nitin Motiani <nitinmotiani@google.com>

Cc: Hannu Krosing <hannuk@google.com>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2025-07-14T16:24:14Z

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Commits

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pg_upgrade: Use COPY for large object metadata.
- 161a3e8b682e 19 (unreleased) landed
pg_dump: Fix object-type sort priority for large objects.
- fb6c860bbd1f 19 (unreleased) landed
- e43fae199e50 17.6 landed
- 36026b0fe3ab 18.0 landed
pg_upgrade: Mention that we preserve database OIDs in a comment.
- e2665efd0f4d 18.0 landed
pg_upgrade: Preserve database OIDs.
- aa01051418f1 15.0 cited
Fix pg_upgrade for oid removal.
- 12a53c732ced 12.0 cited

Here is what I have staged for commit, which (barring feedback or
objections) I am planning to do towards the end of the week.

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nathan