Re: Performance on inserts - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Performance on inserts
Date
Msg-id 200010152155.RAA16583@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Performance on inserts  (Jules Bean <jules@jellybean.co.uk>)
List pgsql-hackers
> > > * Prevent index lookups (or index entries using partial index) on most
> > >   common values; instead use sequential scan 
> > 
> > This behavior already exists for the most common value, and would
> > exist for any additional values that we had stats for.  Don't see
> > why you think a separate TODO item is needed.
> 
> You mean the optimizer already skips an index lookup for the most common
> value, and instead does a sequential scan?  Seems you are way ahead of
> me.

If the answer is yes, how do you prevent a join that hits the most
common value?

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