Re: Next step towards 64bit XIDs: Switch to FullTransactionId for PGPROC->xid and XLogRecord->xl_xid

From: Jim Nasby <jim(dot)nasby(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Maxim Orlov <orlovmg(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Matthias van de Meent <boekewurm+postgres(at)gmail(dot)com>, Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Next step towards 64bit XIDs: Switch to FullTransactionId for PGPROC->xid and XLogRecord->xl_xid
Date: 2024-01-02 23:09:21
Message-ID: 1285fc92-9ad7-4f30-996d-ef525b8d4d48@gmail.com
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/2/24 1:58 PM, Robert Haas wrote:<br>
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<pre>Maybe this analysis I've just given isn't quite right, but my point is
that we should try to think hard about where in the system 32-bit XIDs
suck and for what reason, and use that as a guide to what to change
first.</pre>
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<p>Very much this. The biggest reason 2B XIDs are such an issue is
because it's incredibly expensive to move the window forward,
which is governed by on-disk stuff.<br>
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