Re: [HACKERS] Estimation problem with a LIKE clause containing a /

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: "Guillaume Smet" <guillaume(dot)smet(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-performance" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Estimation problem with a LIKE clause containing a /
Date: 2007-11-09 16:33:45
Message-ID: 11342.1194626025@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> Could we not use the bogus range to calculate the histogram estimate
> but apply the LIKE pattern directly to the most-frequent-values
> instead of applying the bogus range? Or would that be too much code
> re-organization for now?

We have already done that for quite some time. It won't help
Guillaume's case anyhow: he's got no MCVs, presumably because the field
is unique.

regards, tom lane

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