Re: More stable query plans via more predictable column statistics - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Shulgin, Oleksandr
Subject Re: More stable query plans via more predictable column statistics
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Msg-id CACACo5SUovv4oXAeo_7CyeSdumGCZ0k-0BknvQfSU8d1KM1L9g@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: More stable query plans via more predictable column statistics  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 7:33 PM, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
Shulgin, Oleksandr wrote:

> Alright.  I'm attaching the latest version of this patch split in two
> parts: the first one is NULLs-related bugfix and the second is the
> "improvement" part, which applies on top of the first one.

So is this null-related bugfix supposed to be backpatched?  (I assume
it's not because it's very likely to change existing plans).

For the good, because cardinality estimations will be more accurate in these cases, so yes I would expect it to be back-patchable.

-- 
Alex

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