Re: Postgres optimizer

From: Mark Kirkwood <markir(at)paradise(dot)net(dot)nz>
To: Suresh <suiyengar(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgres optimizer
Date: 2007-04-06 07:13:34
Message-ID: 4615F31E.9010505@paradise.net.nz
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Suresh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to get the coding details regarding postgres optimizer.
> Essentially, which files correspond to which functions, how the algo is
> implemented, the flow etc.. Where can I find this material ?
>
>

Maybe start with the docs, there a good section on optimization:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/overview.html

And the README for the optimizer module in the code is worth a look too:
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/README?rev=1.39

Cheers

Mark

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