Re: the big picture for index-only scans

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Cédric Villemain <cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: the big picture for index-only scans
Date: 2011-05-14 00:59:58
Message-ID: BANLkTi=Ayq-j7WZTabtRtTXSxgGcpReRkA@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Cédric Villemain
<cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Will you be able to do some ? or can you propose a simple process to
> do efficient benchmark of the patch ?

I will probably do some benchmarking at some point, unless someone
else goes nuts and makes it moot before I get to that point. I think
the main thing is to just apply the patch and beat up the server, and
see if it's any slower than it was before.

> If reviewers agree it is safe and benchmarks make evidences that no
> basic performance  issue are raised, then let's see if next items have
> blockers or can be done.

Sounds right to me.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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