On Thu, 2023-09-21 at 16:18 -0700, Andres Freund wrote:
> I think a minimal working approach could be to have the configuration be based
> on the relation size vs space known to the FSM. If the target block of an
> update is higher than ((relation_size - fsm_free_space) *
> new_reloption_or_guc), try finding the target block via the FSM, even if
> there's space on the page.
That sounds like a good way forward.
The patch is in state "needs review", but it got review. I'll change it to
"waiting for author".
Yours,
Laurenz Albe