Re: BUG #5946: Long exclusive lock taken by vacuum (not full) - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: BUG #5946: Long exclusive lock taken by vacuum (not full)
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Msg-id 1301320848-sup-4233@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: BUG #5946: Long exclusive lock taken by vacuum (not full)  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #5946: Long exclusive lock taken by vacuum (not full)
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Excerpts from Alvaro Herrera's message of lun mar 28 07:26:49 -0300 2011:
> Likely "too large" is more an issue related to available resources than
> of absolute figure.
>
> On a penta byte of free storage I would not mind allocating some teras
> with extending a (large) table.
> If I'm left with some MB only, I'd be concerned for sure.

...

Does anybody have an idea just W-T-F happened here?  I did NOT send the
above email (as evidenced by it being signed by "Rainer").  I notice it
even has a "@commandprompt.com" message-id.  Should I start signing my
email?

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Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
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