pgsql: doc: rewrite random_page_cost description

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: doc: rewrite random_page_cost description
Date: 2025-10-30 23:12:20
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doc: rewrite random_page_cost description

This removes some of the specifics of how the default was set, and adds
a mention of latency as a reason the value is lower than the storage
hardware might suggest. It still mentions caching.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKAnmmK_nSPYr53LobUwQD59a-8U9GEC3XGJ43oaTYJq5nAOkw@mail.gmail.com

Backpatch-through: 13

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master

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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/3896e861b348f282813f165f60fb8ab3342114c6

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

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