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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: K C Lau <kclau60@netvigator.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Why so slow?
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:39:28 -0400
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K C Lau <kclau60@netvigator.com> writes:
> Without knowing the internals, I have this simplistic idea: if Postgres 
> maintains the current lowest transaction ID for all active transactions, it 
> probably could recycle dead tuples on the fly.

[ yawn... ]  Yes, we've heard that before.  The hard part is getting rid
of index entries.

			regards, tom lane



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