Re: pg_class.reltuples of brin indexes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_class.reltuples of brin indexes
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Msg-id ZV0XpOx5rCrYLSPk@momjian.us
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In response to pg_class.reltuples of brin indexes  (Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: pg_class.reltuples of brin indexes
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 08:58:11PM +0900, Masahiko Sawada wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I found that pg_class.reltuples of brin indexes can be either the
> number of index tuples or the number of heap tuples.
> 
> =# create table test as select generate_series(1,100000) as c;
> =# create index test_brin on test using brin (c);
> =# analyze test;
> =# select relname, reltuples, relpages from pg_class where relname in
> ('test', 'test_brin');
>   relname  | reltuples | relpages
> -----------+-----------+----------
>  test      |     100000 |       443
>  test_brin |     100000 |        3
> (2 rows)
> 
> =# vacuum test;
> =# select relname, reltuples, relpages from pg_class where relname in
> ('test', 'test_brin');
>   relname  | reltuples | relpages
> -----------+-----------+----------
>  test      |     100000 |       443
>  test_brin |         3 |        3
> (2 rows)
> 
> If I understand correctly pg_class.reltuples of indexes should have
> the number of index tuples but especially for brin indexes it would be
> hard to estimate it in the analyze code. I thought that we can change
> brinvacuumcleanup so that it returns the estimated number of index
> tuples and do vac_update_relstats using that value but it would break
> API contract. Better ideas?

I assume there is nothing to do on this issue.

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