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SoftwareOctober 22, 2026, 12:58

PostgreSQL 17 VACUUM overhaul: adaptive radix tree removes 1GB cap

PostgreSQL 17 replaces VACUUM's flat array with an adaptive radix tree-based TIDStore, removing the hardcoded 1GB ceiling and cutting memory use up to 20x. In a pganalyze benchmark on 100M rows, index vacuum phases dropped from 9 to 1 and runtime fell from 773s to 619s.

PostgreSQL 17 VACUUM overhaul: adaptive radix tree removes 1GB cap
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