Re: OID Perfomance - Object-Relational databases

Bruce, Tom, etc.:

> > This is what I mean.  Does the DB engine only recycle
> > *unused* OIDs (that is, does it check for teh continued
> > existance of a tuple with OID 198401)?  If that's the
> > method, then there isn't really a problem even if I do
> use
> > OIDs as a primary index.  None of my OIDs still in use
> will
> > be touched.
> 
> 
> No, it uses all oids, and can create duplicates.

Does this mean that Tom's "Wraparound Ragnarok" is the
accurate scenario?

-Josh Berkus