Re: [PATCH] Make skipped sort explicit in EXPLAIN ANALYZE

From: Marti Raudsepp <marti(at)juffo(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make skipped sort explicit in EXPLAIN ANALYZE
Date: 2012-05-25 14:19:28
Message-ID: CABRT9RBLqT87VUn10R8dZkRnTi2cFtNtXTrwynjiAten3yNYzw@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> I'm not convinced this is an improvement; it's just one more value
> to confuse people with.

I understand where you're coming from, but personally I think the
current output is more confusing: "Gee Postgres is stupid, it's
sorting when there's nothing to sort!"

But let's wait for a third opinion.

Regards,
Marti

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