>>>>> "DM" == Doug McNaught <doug@mcnaught.org> writes:
DM> The index bloat problem can occur when you have a an indexed SERIAL
DM> column whose value always increases, and you delete older rows on a
DM> regular basis. VACUUM recycles the row storage, but the index never
DM> shrinks.
I get this on tables which are updated a lot, even if I don't do any
mass deletes of older rows. The indexes on other columns also bloat
rapidly on some tables. It is a significant problem, especially since
reindex locks the tables for significant amounts of time.
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