Re: pg_autovacuum (pg_avd version 2)

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Did we not tend in the direction of a server-side solution?

> We did, but he contacted me directly asking if it could be put in
> /contrib for 7.4 so it would get some testing and usage.  Is that valid?

I think a server-side solution is the way to go in the long run, but
since one probably won't be available for 7.4, a contrib module seems
like a reasonable stopgap offering.  Contrib is our traditional refuge
for "not ready for prime time" code, no?  The fact that it's a client
and doesn't touch server-side code actually works in its favor here
--- there's nothing to rip out after we have a better answer.

            regards, tom lane