Re: [HACKERS] Bgwriter behavior

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Bgwriter behavior
Date: 2005-01-03 22:55:42
Message-ID: 1104792941.15879.8.camel@localhost.localdomain
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On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 20:09, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> OK, we have a submitted patch that attempts to improve bgwriter by
> making bgwriter_percent control what percentage of the buffer is
> scanned.
>
> The patch still needs doc changes and a change to the default value but
> at this point we need a vote on the patch. Is it:
>
> * too late for 8.0
> * not the right improvement
> * to be applied with doc/default additions
>
> Comments?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Simon Riggs wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 17:47, Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 17:01, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > > Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well, I think we're saying: its not in 8.0 now, and we take our time to
> > > > > consider patches for 8.1 and accept the situation that the parameter
> > > > > names/meaning will change in next release.
> > > >

I hear veto ... so the above situation stands then: 8.1 it is.

Not unhappy...I want this thing released as much as the next man...

--
Best Regards, Simon Riggs

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