On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 11:08:39AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> * The magic constants (crossover list length and bloom filter size)
> need some testing to see if there are better values. They should
> probably be made into named #defines, too. I suspect, with little
> proof, that the bloom filter size isn't particularly critical --- but
> I know we pulled the crossover of 1000 out of thin air, and I have
> no certainty that it's even within an order of magnitude of being a
> good choice.
I'll try to construct a couple of tests to see if we can determine a proper
order of magnitude.
> * Code needs more than zero comments.
Yup.
> * Is it worth trying to make a subroutine, or at least a macro,
> so as not to have 2 copies of the code?
I think so. I'll try that in the next version.
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