[PERFORMANCE] Insights: fseek OR read_cluster? - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Antonio Rodriges
Subject [PERFORMANCE] Insights: fseek OR read_cluster?
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Responses Re: [PERFORMANCE] Insights: fseek OR read_cluster?  (Craig Ringer <ringerc@ringerc.id.au>)
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Hello,

It is interesting how PostgreSQL reads the tablefiie.
Whether its indexes store/use filesystem clusters locations containing
required data (so it can issue a low level cluster read) or it just
fseeks inside a file?

Thank you

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