On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 09:52:27PM +0000, Fujii.Yuki@df.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp wrote:
> Hi Bruce.
>
> > From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
> > Is there a reason the documentation is no longer a part of this patch?
> > Can I help you keep it current?
>
> Here are the reasons:
> Reason1. The approach differs significantly from the previous patch that included documentation, the below.
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/attachment/152086/0001-Partial-aggregates-push-down-v34.patch
> Reason2. I have two options for transmitting the state value and I'm evaluating which one is optimal.
> One is what I presented you in PGConf.dev2024. The other is Jelte's one.
> He listened to my talk at the conference and gave me some useful comments on hackers. I'm very grateful that.
> Reason3. The implementation and test have been not finished yet.
> Regarding Reason 2, I provided my conclusion in the previous message.
>
> My plan for advancing the patch involves the following steps:
> Step1. Decide the approach on transmitting state value.
> Step2. Implement code (including comments) and tests to support a subset of aggregate functions.
> Specifically, I plan to support avg, sum, and other aggregate functions like min and max which don't need
export/importfunctions.
> Step3. Add documentations.
>
> To clarify my approach, should I proceed with Step 3 before Step2?
> I would appreciate your feedback on this.
Thanks, I now understand why the docs were remove, and I agree. I will
post about the options now in a new email.
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