On 12/08/16 15:15, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > On 8/11/16 11:59 AM, Jeff Janes wrote: >> Insertions and HOT-updates clear vm bits but don't increment the >> counters that those existing parameters are compared to. >> >> Also, the relationship between number of updated/deleted rows and the >> number of hint-bits cleared can be hard to predict due to possible >> clustering of the updates into the same blocks. So it would be hard >> to know what to set the values to. > > Well, the current threshold formulas aren't an exact science either. > They just trigger autovacuum often enough relative to table size and > activity. Just fudging in the insert and HOT update counters times some > factor might be enough, and it would get this functionality out to all > users without more effort.
I have a patch I wrote a while ago that does this. I haven't submitted it yet because the documentation is lacking. I will post it over the weekend (I had planned to do it before the commitfest anyway). -- Vik Fearing +33 6 46 75 15 36 http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers