fix: expire must not drop live rows or leave them visible to index-only scans - #869

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fix: do not let expire drop live rows or leave them visible to index-only scans

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fix: clear the visibility map wherever live rows are renumbered, and refuse a negative retention

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claude
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fix: the NULL guard must read live rows, or it over-retains forever

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claude
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docs: record what the coarse delete probe costs, so switching it is a decision

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claude
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docs: the probe's cost is a total, not a rate, and the shape is undetermined

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claude
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docs: name the instrument, because wall clock on this host is not a fair one

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