Yes, we have a TODO list. I will add this:
* Allow INET subnet tests with non-constants
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The Doctor What wrote:
> * Tom Lane (tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us) [020806 22:47]:
> > Edwin Grubbs <egrubbs@rackspace.com> writes:
> > > I have a table with about 60,000 ips, and postgres will use the index to
> > > find the ips in a subnet if I type in a literal cidr block
> > > (e.g. address <<= '99.88.5.0'), but it will not use the index if the cidr
> > > block is in a variable (e.g. address <<= block).
> >
> > Yup, the present implementation of that optimization depends on having
> > a constant to compare to. Sorry ...
>
> Is there a todo list someplace, or a bug system I can put this in,
> so it'll get fixed?
>
> Ciao!
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