Re: CREATE INDEX vs. TOAST table stats

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Sami Imseih <samimseih(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com
Subject: Re: CREATE INDEX vs. TOAST table stats
Date: 2026-08-11 19:44:22
Message-ID: ant7ls0-vDPloJHX@nathan
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On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 02:25:10PM -0500, Sami Imseih wrote:
> One thing is CREATE INDEX, mentioned in the subject, never calls
> index_update_stats() on the toast relation, so the toast stats are not
> updated by it. This will only be called when the toast's own index is
> rebuilt, i.e. REINDEX, VACUUM FULL, CLUSTER, REPACK.

Sorry, I'm untangling a few different things in this area and got it mixed
up. I think you're right, and I think I also misstated the impact. But
IMHO the fix is still the way to go, for the two reasons I mentioned
upthread.

> +1 on backpatching to v18.

Thanks for reviewing.

--
nathan

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