Re: DropRelFileNodeBuffers API change (was Re: [BUGS] BUG #5599: Vacuum fails due to index corruption issues)

Robert Haas wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> > Robert Haas wrote:
> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> >> > Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> >> >>> AFAIR nothing's been done about it, so it's a TODO.
> >> >
> >> >> I was thinking of adding it to the 9.1 open items list, but the wiki's
> >> >> been down every time I've tried to go there.
> >> >
> >> > Since the problem's been there since forever, I don't see that it's an
> >> > open item for 9.1. ?That list normally is for "must fix before ship"
> >> > items, not development projects.
> >>
> >> OK. ?If you don't feel it warrants being on that list, then the TODO
> >> is OK with me.
> >
> > Agreed. ?Do you want me to do it, or will you?
>
> You do it. :-)

Done:

Restructure truncation logic is more resistant to failure

This also involves not writing dirty buffers for a truncated or
dropped relation

* http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-08/msg01032.php

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