Re: pgsql is 75 times faster with my new index scan

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Devik <devik(at)server(dot)cdi(dot)cz>
Cc: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql is 75 times faster with my new index scan
Date: 2000-10-17 12:05:17
Message-ID: 200010171205.IAA15969@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > > I doubt everyone would like trading query speed for insert/update
> > > speed plus index size
> >
> > If he is scanning through the entire index, he could do a sequential
> > scan of the table, grab all the tid transaction status values, and use
> > those when viewing the index. No need to store/update the transaction
> > status in the index that way.
>
> Huh ? How ? It is how you do it now. Do you expect
> load several milion transaction statuses into memory,
> then scan index and lookup these values ?
> Missed I something ?
> devik
>
>

Not sure. I figured they were pretty small values.

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