On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:10:34PM +0530, Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
> Well, nothing can help if the database has dead tuples already.
> Sometime somebody has to take time to run vacuum full and/or
> database reload to get a clean state.
But if you have a busy system, you'll have new dead tuples.
> Point I am trying to make is to tune FSM and autovacuum frequency
> such that you catch all the dead tuples in RAM, which is
> non-blocking operation at the expense of some CPU power. I am sure
> 1 min autovacuum I suggested is waaay too aggressive for any
> scheduled vacuum isn't it?
Not for some cases. In (say) 40% write situation, you have _lots_ of
dead tuples. Perhaps you can make the application more efficient,
but that's not always an option (maybe you don't have the code).
A
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