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From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>
To: Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Does VACUUM reorder tables on clustered indices
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:59:38 -0500
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On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 06:36:45PM -0500, Chris Browne wrote:
> If I'm considering clustering the Slony-I "sl_log_1" table, forcing it
> into memory *is* something I'll consider doing in order to minimize
> the time that would-be writers are blocked from writing...

Given what Tom Lane recently reported (and assuming I understood his
remarks), I think it's a Mighty Bad Idea to CLUSTER sl_log_1.

A

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Andrew Sullivan  | ajs@crankycanuck.ca
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                --Brad Holland



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