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From: Shinya Kato <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: Laurenz Albe <[email protected]>
Cc: Japin Li <[email protected]>
Cc: wenhui qiu <[email protected]>
Cc: Sami Imseih <[email protected]>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Report oldest xmin source when autovacuum cannot remove tuples
Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 22:06:36 +0900
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On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 11:31 AM Scott Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I guess the overhead of one more scan of the process array for every autovacuum
> > run if "log_autovacuum_min_duration" is non-zero (which is the default)
> > is acceptable.
>
>
> Could vacuum compute the blocker during ComputeXidHorizons and consume it at log time?
> Avoids the extra scan, and binds the blocker to the horizon vacuum used for pruning.

As Sami suggested in [0], I think this design is a cleaner approach
because it separates the responsibilities of ComputeXidHorizons and
the calculation of vacuum blockers.

[0] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAA5RZ0s%2BUUXekbeGcC-H71kW%3DMfeaUCOV%3DyEWX94NXViO2-%3DpA%40...


-- 
Best regards,
Shinya Kato
NTT OSS Center






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