Re: [PATCH] Docs: clarify default values of EXPLAIN BUFFERS and SERIALIZE

From: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Ryo Matsumura (Fujitsu)" <matsumura(dot)ryo(at)fujitsu(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Docs: clarify default values of EXPLAIN BUFFERS and SERIALIZE
Date: 2026-03-16 10:30:10
Message-ID: CAHGQGwHEHX8n_SPK2fy8FdVtEJsAtQBZypsBiucPcAAaNYqEog@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM Ryo Matsumura (Fujitsu)
<matsumura(dot)ryo(at)fujitsu(dot)com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 14:38 UTC, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > When ANALYZE is used, this parameter defaults to TRUE and buffer usage
> > information is included. Otherwise, it defaults to FALSE.
>
> Thanks for the comment. I hadn’t understood the implementation correctly.
> It might also be worth clarifying that even when the BUFFERS(and WAL) is set to TRUE,
> values are shown only when there is something to report as follows:

Isn't the existing description "In text format, only non-zero values
are printed." sufficient?

Regards,

--
Fujii Masao

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