Re: Query progress indication - an implementation - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Dimitri Fontaine
Subject Re: Query progress indication - an implementation
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Msg-id 200C9247-E009-43BE-9A36-F7BE738903A5@hi-media.com
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In response to Re: Query progress indication - an implementation  (Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>)
Responses Re: Query progress indication - an implementation  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
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Le 30 juin 2009 à 01:34, Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu> a écrit :
> Basically I disagree that imperfect progress reports annoy users. I
> think we can do better than reporting 250% done or having a percentage
> that goes backward though. It would be quite tolerable (though perhaps
> for no logical reason) to have a progress indicator which slows done
> as it gets closer to 100% and never seems to make it to 100%.

I guess bad stats are such an important problem in planning queries
that a 250% progress is doing more good than harm in showing users how
badly they need to review their analyze related settings.

Regards,
--
dim

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