Re: enable_constraint_exclusion GUC name - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: enable_constraint_exclusion GUC name
Date
Msg-id 18508.1124733052@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: enable_constraint_exclusion GUC name  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> pgman wrote:
>> Is enable_constraint_exclusion the proper name for this feature?  I know
>> we have enable* in the optimizer settings, but that naming seems
>> unfortunate in that we should have just called it hash_join and it could
>> be enabled/disabled.
>> 
>> I am thinking we should just call it constraint_exclusion.

> So, given the silence on this, I assume people think we should rename
> this before beta starts.

Or that they think it might as well be left alone.  I would like to
think that the parameter will have a very finite lifespan anyway;
if it's still there in 8.2, it'll be because we didn't get cached
plan updating done, and I hope that will not be the case.
        regards, tom lane


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