Re: GIN - Generalized Inverted iNdex. Try 3.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Teodor Sigaev <teodor(at)sigaev(dot)ru>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Christopher Kings-Lynne <chris(dot)kings-lynne(at)calorieking(dot)com>, Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: GIN - Generalized Inverted iNdex. Try 3.
Date: 2006-04-28 15:53:05
Message-ID: 1486.1146239585@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Teodor Sigaev <teodor(at)sigaev(dot)ru> writes:
>> Huh? Why two? Either you are allowed to cluster on indexes of this
>> type, or you're not. I don't see the point of any other distinction.

> amclusterable - as you suggest: Does cluster command something or not?

This is what we need.

> amclustered - table on such index is always clustered, cluster command does
> nothing, but optimizer/planner takes clustering into
> consideration for query planning.

"Takes clustering into account" means nothing. We don't need that. Any
such consideration would be handled by the AM-specific amcostestimate
function.

regards, tom lane

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