Re: [HACKERS] Re: TODO updates

On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Tom Lane wrote:

> The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
> > one of the things I remember seeing discussed, and wonder about current
> > status on:
> >     removal of the whole pg_vlock requirement on vacuum?
> 
> I have that on my to-do list; as far as I know it's a trivial code
> change, but I just haven't gotten to it.  Maybe I'll try it tonight.

is this something that could safely be back-patched into v6.5.x's tree?
have at least one project that could really use the ability to vacuum a
database without the tables being locked :)

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
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