Bruce, Tom, etc.:
> > This is what I mean. Does the DB engine only recycle
> > *unused* OIDs (that is, does it check for teh continued
> > existance of a tuple with OID 198401)? If that's the
> > method, then there isn't really a problem even if I do
> use
> > OIDs as a primary index. None of my OIDs still in use
> will
> > be touched.
>
>
> No, it uses all oids, and can create duplicates.
Does this mean that Tom's "Wraparound Ragnarok" is the
accurate scenario?
-Josh Berkus