Re: [HACKERS] Re: Browsing the tables and why pgsql does not perform well - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Re: Browsing the tables and why pgsql does not perform well
Date
Msg-id 199801250026.TAA23434@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Re: Browsing the tables and why pgsql does not perform well  (Brett McCormick <brett@abraxas.scene.com>)
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>
> On Sat, 24 January 1998, at 09:36:41, Hannu Krosing wrote:
>
> > The main problem is that PostgreSQL does not use index for sorting and
> > thus really does a
> > "copy" of the whole table and then sorts it before it can use a few rows
> > from the beginning.
> >
> > Using indexes for sorting as well as selecting is on the TODO list, but
> > seems to be not very high priority.
>
> It doesn't seem like it would be very difficult -- I'd be happy to
> tackle it if given some pointers in the right direction (I am a newbie
> pgsql-hacker and I'm looking for work!  give me some!!)
>

It is so complicated, I can not even suggest where to start.

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Bruce Momjian
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