ilmari(at)ilmari(dot)org (Dagfinn Ilmari =?utf-8?Q?Manns=C3=A5ker?=) writes:
> Why bother with the 'rte' variable at all if it's only used for the
> Assert()ing the rtekind?
That was proposed a few messages back. I don't like it because it makes
these functions look different from the other scan-cost-estimation
functions, and we'd just have to undo the "optimization" if they ever
grow a need to reference the rte for another purpose.
regards, tom lane