Re: Performance on inserts

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Jules Bean <jules(at)jellybean(dot)co(dot)uk>, Alfred Perlstein <bright(at)wintelcom(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Performance on inserts
Date: 2000-10-15 21:51:48
Message-ID: 200010152151.RAA16188@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > * Prevent index lookups (or index entries using partial index) on most
> > common values; instead use sequential scan
>
> This behavior already exists for the most common value, and would
> exist for any additional values that we had stats for. Don't see
> why you think a separate TODO item is needed.

You mean the optimizer already skips an index lookup for the most common
value, and instead does a sequential scan? Seems you are way ahead of
me.

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