On Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 10:42:01AM +0800, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> >>If you want to be my friend forever, then fix CLUSTER so that it uses
> >>sharerowexclusive as well :D
> >
> >I don't think it's as easy as that, because you have to move tuples
> >around in the cluster operation. Same sort of issue as vacuum full I
> >would suggest.
>
> Cluster doesn't move rows...
>
> I didn't say it was easy. It would involve changing how cluster works.
> It would keep the old table around while building the new, then grab
> an exclusive lock to swap the two.
Huh, cluster already does that.
I don't remember what the rationale was for locking the table, leaving
even simple SELECTs out. (In fact, IIRC the decision wasn't made by me,
and it wasn't discussed at all.)
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