PostgreSQL TODO List

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Current maintainer:Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)

Last updated:Fri Jun 16 14:31:59 EDT 2006

Last updated:Fri Jun 16 14:37:19 EDT 2006

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.

* Auto-fill the free space map by scanning the buffer cache or by

checking pages written by the background writer

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-02/msg01125.php

* Create a bitmap of pages that need vacuuming

Instead of sequentially scanning the entire table, have the background

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<h1><aname="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>

<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<ahref="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>

Last updated: Fri Jun 16 14:31:59 EDT 2006

Last updated: Fri Jun 16 14:37:19 EDT 2006

<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>

<ahref="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.

</li><li>Auto-fill the free space map by scanning the buffer cache or by

checking pages written by the background writer

<p><ahref="http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-02/msg01125.php">http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-02/msg01125.php</a>

</li><li>Create a bitmap of pages that need vacuuming

<p> Instead of sequentially scanning the entire table, have the background

writer or some other process record pages that have expired rows, then