Re: Should we increase the default vacuum_cost_limit?

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>, David Rowley <david(dot)rowley(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Should we increase the default vacuum_cost_limit?
Date: 2019-02-25 13:06:45
Message-ID: 241b80ab-7af0-c606-7b2c-b0a5d6be696a@joeconway.com
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On 2/25/19 1:17 AM, Peter Geoghegan wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 9:42 PM David Rowley
> <david(dot)rowley(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>> The current default vacuum_cost_limit of 200 seems to be 15 years old
>> and was added in f425b605f4e.
>>
>> Any supporters for raising the default?
>
> I also think that the current default limit is far too conservative.

I agree entirely. In my experience you are usually much better off if
vacuum finishes quickly. Personally I think our default scale factors
are horrible too, especially when there are tables with large numbers of
rows.

Joe

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