Re: New array functions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
Cc: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: New array functions
Date: 2003-08-28 23:04:19
Message-ID: 1090.1062111859@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> writes:
> Incidentally, "HashAggregate"?! Based on the earlier discussion on this I
> would have expected that line to read "Materialize"

It's using a grouped aggregation node to implement a UNIQUE filter, so
that it can replace the "WHERE foo IN (subselect)" by a straight join.
Of course in this case the uniqueness filter is a waste of time, but
in general the planner can't be expected to know that.

regards, tom lane

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