Re: Closing some 8.4 open items - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Closing some 8.4 open items
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Msg-id 14247.1239209064@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Closing some 8.4 open items  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Closing some 8.4 open items  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Re: Closing some 8.4 open items  (Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>)
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Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> What about seq scans?

If the kernel can't read-ahead a seqscan by itself, it's unlikely to
be smart enough to be helped by posix_fadvise ... or at least so I
would think.  Do you have reason to think differently?
        regards, tom lane


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