Re: Release Note Changes

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Release Note Changes
Date: 2007-12-07 17:28:10
Message-ID: 475982AA.5000100@dunslane.net
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
>> - Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) accelerate space reuse for UPDATEs
>> change to
>> "Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) improve performance of frequent UPDATEs"
>>
>
> I used the original text because it tries to explain _how_ HOT improves
> performance. The item that has the descriptive text explains how the
> space reuse works. A generic "improve performance" doesn't seem like an
> improvement.
>
>
>
I still think this needs to be qualified either way. As it stands it's
quite misleading. Many update scenarios will not benefit one whit from
HOT updates.

cheers

andrew

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