Re: Importance of re-index - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ron Johnson
Subject Re: Importance of re-index
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In response to Re: Importance of re-index  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com>)
Responses Re: Importance of re-index  ("Nicolas Barbier" <nicolas.barbier@gmail.com>)
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 05:46:44PM -0500, Scott Marlowe wrote:
>> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 17:44, John Sidney-Woollett wrote:
[snip]
> And if you're vacuuming frequently enough, there shouldn't be
> that much need to reindex.

How aggressively does PostgreSQL keep b-trees in balance?

Inserting the range [1..10000000] should result in a right-
unbalanced tree.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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