Re: OID wraparound (was Re: pg_depend)

On Wednesday 18 July 2001 13:52, Tom Lane wrote:
> here: I want 7.2 not to have any limitations that prevent it from being
> used in a true 24x7, up-forever scenario.  VACUUM lockouts are fixed
> now, or nearly.  The other stumbling blocks for continuous runs are OID

Go for it, Tom.  After the posting the other day about the 200GB data per 
week data load, this _really_ needs to be done.  It won't directly affect me, 
as my needs are a little more modest (just about anything looks modest 
compared to _that_ data load).

Petty limitations such as these two need to go away, and soon -- we're 
getting used by big installations now.  This isn't Stonebraker's research 
Postgres anymore.  The 7.1 removal of previous limitations was nearly overdue 
-- and these two issues of ID wrap need to be addressed -- my gut feel is 
that the reports of OID/XID wrap are going to skyrocket within 6 months as 
bigger and bigger installations try out PostgreSQL/RHDB (fact is that many 
are going to try it out _because_ it has been relabeled by Red Hat....).

The MySQL/NuSphere articles illustrate that -- the NuSphere guy goes as far 
as saying that the support of _Red_Hat_ is what gives PG credibilitiy -- and, 
you have to admit, RH's adoption of PG does increase, in many circles, PG's 
credibility.

Of course, PG has credibility with me for other reasons -- it was, IMHO, just 
a matter of time before Red Hat saw the PostgreSQL Light.....
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Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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