Re: pgstatindex - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tatsuo Ishii
Subject Re: pgstatindex
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Msg-id 20020527.101140.08349980.t-ishii@sra.co.jp
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In response to Re: pgstatindex  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: pgstatindex  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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> Um ... what's the point?  Isn't this always the same as the percentage
> for the underlying table?

Sure. In my understanding, unlike tables "free/reusable space" is
actually not reused in index. pgstatindex would be usefull to judge if
REINDEX is needed by showing the growth of physical length and
"free/reusable space".

Maybe "free/reusable space" is not appropriate wording, "dead space"
is better?
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Tatsuo Ishii


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