Re: Where does the time go?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Where does the time go?
Date: 2006-03-25 15:00:51
Message-ID: 17991.1143298851@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> I would like to implement an additional mode for EXPLAIN ANALYZE that
> does no timing instrumentation at all. Most of the time just looking for
> differences between estimated and actual row counts is all you need.

I don't really agree with that premise ... without timings, you cannot
for instance tell if the planner has over/underestimated the cost of an
index fetch.

regards, tom lane

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