Re: [HACKERS] pgsql: Fix freezing of a dead HOT-updated tuple

Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Well, my thought was that delaying this release for a week would be
> better than either (a) doing an extra minor release just to get this
> fix out or (b) waiting another three months to release this fix. The
> former seems like fairly unnecessary work, and the latter doesn't seem
> particularly responsible. Users can't reasonably expect us to fix
> data-loss-causing bugs that we don't know about yet, but they can
> reasonably expect us to issue fixes promptly for ones that we do know
> about.

Our experience with "hold the release waiting for a fix for bug X"
decisions has been consistently bad. Furthermore, if we can't produce
a patch we trust by Monday, I would much rather that we not do it
in a rushed fashion at all. I think it would be entirely reasonable
to consider making off-cadence releases in, perhaps, a month, once
the dust is entirely settled.

regards, tom lane