seq scan startup cost - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD
Subject seq scan startup cost
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Msg-id 46C15C39FEB2C44BA555E356FBCD6FA41EB49B@m0114.s-mxs.net
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Responses Re: seq scan startup cost  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Imho the simplification, that seq scan startup cost is 0.0 is
only valid when we expect to return most of the rows.

When expecting only 1 row, imho the costs need to be 50 % for
startup and 50 % rest. Assuming, that on average the row will be 
in the middle of that relation file.
When returning 10% of the rows startup would be 10 % ...

The reasoning beeing, that you need to read a few pages before you 
find the first match. 

Andreas


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