Update item description:

* Consider having the background writer update the transaction status
  hint bits before writing out the page

  Implementing this requires the background writer to have access to system
  catalogs and the transaction status log.

diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index e4e8e64d6fecd24d72c4ce8802a7e3f3b13e32f3..a7084775590a38aa67544b4a261f31c2b291cde2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:    Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:      Wed Dec 12 02:06:19 EST 2007
+Last updated:      Sun Dec 16 20:40:44 EST 2007
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -1372,6 +1372,10 @@ Miscellaneous Performance
 * Consider increasing NUM_CLOG_BUFFERS
 * Consider having the background writer update the transaction status
   hint bits before writing out the page
+
+  Implementing this requires the background writer to have access to system
+  catalogs and the transaction status log.
+
 * Allow user configuration of TOAST thresholds
 
   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg00213.php

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
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--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:           Wed Dec 12 02:06:19 EST 2007
+Last updated:           Sun Dec 16 20:40:44 EST 2007
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -1216,6 +1216,9 @@ first.  There is also a developer's wiki at
   Consider increasing NUM_CLOG_BUFFERS
   Consider having the background writer update the transaction status
   hint bits before writing out the page
+  Implementing this requires the background writer to have access to system
+  catalogs and the transaction status log.
+
   Allow user configuration of TOAST thresholds
   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg00213.php