Sorry, just to clear things:
> We were talking about some changes to the protocol. Perhaps, we could do
> something like changing it so it sends the result in blocks of tuples,
> rather than everything in one block. Then, in between each packet, an ACK
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Backend sends tuples one by one - just after executor gets next tuple
from upper plan, backend sends this tuple to client-side.
> or CAN style packet could be sent to the backend, either asking for the
> next, or canceling the results.
Vadim
