Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0 v2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0 v2
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Msg-id AA140A00-93A7-4071-AA49-FD7E47ECEFD3@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0 v2  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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On Jul 7, 2008, at 08:01, Andrew Dunstan wrote:

> What does still bother me is its performance. I'd like to know if  
> any measurement has been done of using citext vs. a functional index  
> on lower(foo).

That's a good question. I can whip up a quick test by populating a  
column full of data and trying both, but I'm no performance testing  
expert. Anyone else know more about such performance testing who can  
help out?

Many Thanks,

David


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