Clarifying Autovacuum docs in the release notes

David Fetter wrote:

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Integrating autovacuum into the server allows it to be
automatically started and stopped in sync with the database
server, and allows autovacuum to be configured from
!         <filename>postgresql.conf</>.
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Integrating autovacuum into the server allows it to be
automatically started and stopped in sync with the database
server, and allows autovacuum to be configured from
!         <filename>postgresql.conf</>.  Autovacuum now checks to see if
!         the database is in danger of xid wraparound and
!         <command>VACUUM</command>s the whole database if needed.
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AFAIK contrib/pg_autovacuum in 8.0 also checked for XID wraparound (or
at least its documentation claims that it does), so I don't see how this
is new functionality.

-Neil

Patch applied. Thanks.

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David Fetter wrote:

Folks,

Please find attached a patch which tells about what the spiffy,
integrated autovacuum now does :)

Cheers,
D
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

David Fetter wrote:

Please find attached a patch which tells about what the spiffy,
integrated autovacuum now does :)

Patch applied. Thanks.

I think somebody has complained in the past that "verb-ification" of
command names is not good style, so the " ... and <command>VACUUM</>s
the whole ..." should not be used. Maybe "... and executes
<command>VACUUM</> on the whole ..." is better?

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Cleaned up:

Also autovacuum now checks
if the database is in danger of xid wraparound and
vacuums the database if needed.

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Alvaro Herrera wrote:

Bruce Momjian wrote:

David Fetter wrote:

Please find attached a patch which tells about what the spiffy,
integrated autovacuum now does :)

Patch applied. Thanks.

I think somebody has complained in the past that "verb-ification" of
command names is not good style, so the " ... and <command>VACUUM</>s
the whole ..." should not be used. Maybe "... and executes
<command>VACUUM</> on the whole ..." is better?

--
Alvaro Herrera http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/CTMLCN8V17R4
FOO MANE PADME HUM

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