Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Implement prefetching via posix_fadvise() for bitmap index scans.

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Implement prefetching via posix_fadvise() for bitmap index scans.
Date: 2009-02-06 17:13:21
Message-ID: 200902061713.n16HDLx29136@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Log Message:
> -----------
> Implement prefetching via posix_fadvise() for bitmap index scans. A new
> GUC variable effective_io_concurrency controls how many concurrent block
> prefetch requests will be issued.
>
> (The best way to handle this for plain index scans is still under debate,
> so that part is not applied yet --- tgl)

Where are we on completing this feature?

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