Re: So, is COUNT(*) fast now?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: So, is COUNT(*) fast now?
Date: 2011-10-28 19:27:36
Message-ID: 28283.1319830056@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> Hmm. I wonder whether it wouldn't be better to get rid of the range
>> checks in BufferIsValid, or better convert them into Asserts. It seems
>> less than intuitive that BufferIsValid and BufferIsInvalid aren't simple
>> inverses.

> Seems reasonable. It would break if anyone is using an out-of-range
> buffer number in lieu of InvalidBuffer, but I doubt that anyone is.

Yeah, I find that unlikely as well. But leaving Asserts in place would
tell us.

regards, tom lane

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