Re: Minmax indexes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Minmax indexes
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Msg-id 53E42D9E.50506@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Minmax indexes  (Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On 08/07/2014 05:52 PM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>> On 08/07/2014 08:38 AM, Oleg Bartunov wrote:
>>> +1 for BRIN !
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>>>> On 7 August 2014 14:53, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> A better description would be "block range index" since we are
>>>> indexing a range of blocks (not just one block). Perhaps a better one
>>>> would be simply "range index", which we could abbreviate to RIN or
>>>> BRIN.
>>
>> How about Block Range Dynamic indexes?
>>
>> Or Range Usage Metadata indexes?
>>
>> You see what I'm getting at:
>>
>> BRanDy
>>
>> RUM
>>
>> ... to keep with our "new indexes" naming scheme ...
> Not the best fit for kids, fine for grad students.

But, it goes perfectly with our GIN and VODKA indexes.


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Josh Berkus
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