pgsql@mohawksoft.com writes:
> In fact, I think it is so bad, that I think we need to back-port a fix to
> previous versions and issue a notice of some kind.

They already do issue notices --- see VACUUM.

A real fix (eg the forcible stop we were talking about earlier) will not
be reasonable to back-port.

regards, tom lane

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