Re: Overhauling "Routine Vacuuming" docs, particularly its handling of freezing

From: Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>
To: John Naylor <john(dot)naylor(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Overhauling "Routine Vacuuming" docs, particularly its handling of freezing
Date: 2023-04-29 21:42:59
Message-ID: CAH2-WzkbEc4Dn5xajkjZkOx1dAC3JLPJpHbYAT2_aGPpU0R54w@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 1:17 AM John Naylor
<john(dot)naylor(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
> > Although I didn't mention the issue with single user mode in my
> > introductory email (the situation there is just appalling IMV), it
> > seems like I might not be able to ignore that problem while I'm
> > working on this patch. Declaring that as out of scope for this doc
> > patch series (on pragmatic grounds) feels awkward. I have to work
> > around something that is just wrong. For now, the doc patch just has
> > an "XXX" item about it. (Hopefully I'll think of a more natural way of
> > not fixing it.)
>
> If it helps, I've gone ahead with some testing and polishing on that, and it's close to ready, I think (CC'd you). I'd like that piece to be separate and small enough to be backpatchable (at least in theory).

That's great news. Not least because it unblocks this patch series of mine.

--
Peter Geoghegan

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