Re: ARC patent

Simon Riggs wrote:

>So, it also seems clear that 8.0.x should eventually have a straight
>upgrade path to a replacement, assuming the patent is granted. 
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>We should therefore plan to:
>1. improve/replace ARC for 8.1
>2. backport any replacement directly onto 8.0STABLE as soon as any
>patent is granted
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One of the reasons for Postgres' well deserved reputation for stability 
and reliability is that stable branches are ... stable. Backporting a 
large item like cache replacement mechanism doesn't seem to fit that too 
well. I wouldn't want to do that except as a complete last resort.

cheers

andrew