Delete empty pages in each pass during GIST VACUUM.
Earlier, we use to postpone deleting empty pages till the second stage of vacuum to amortize the cost of scanning internal pages. However, that can sometimes (say vacuum is canceled or errored between first and second stage) delay the pages to be recycled. Another thing is that to facilitate deleting empty pages in the second stage, we need to share the information about internal and empty pages between different stages of vacuum. It will be quite tricky to share this information via DSM which is required for the upcoming parallel vacuum patch. Also, it will bring the logic to reclaim deleted pages closer to nbtree where we delete empty pages in each pass. Overall, the advantages of deleting empty pages in each pass outweigh the advantages of postponing the same. Author: Dilip Kumar, with changes by Amit Kapila Reviewed-by: Sawada Masahiko and Amit Kapila Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAA4eK1LGr+MN0xHZpJ2dfS8QNQ1a_aROKowZB+MPNep8FVtwAA@mail.gmail.com
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