Re: MVCC, undo log, and HOT

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: MVCC, undo log, and HOT
Date: 2007-10-22 17:58:54
Message-ID: 471CE4DE.1020302@agliodbs.com
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Bruce,

> We never actually considred undo, but high UPDATE activity was one of
> the areas we historically handled poorly compared to undo systems, and
> undo would have been one way to improve that area. I think with HOT we
> have improved high UPDATE activity enough that the undo benefits are no
> longer attractive (and of course the undo disadvantages were never
> attractive).
>

If you're asking if we should remove the TODO (is there one?) and
replace it with a FAQ item called "Why PostgreSQL doesn't have an UNDO
LOG", then my vote is "yes".

--Josh

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