Thread: AW: GEQO status?

AW: GEQO status?

From
Zeugswetter Andreas SB
Date:
> > You can remove the randomness by setting the Seed 
> configuration value,
> 
> True, but that's not the default setup.

I would set Seed per default. Even worse than a bad query path
is an unpredictable query path. I see no argument, that a random Seed
would buy us anything.

Andreas


RE: GEQO status?

From
"Andrew Snow"
Date:
> I would set Seed per default. Even worse than a bad query path
> is an unpredictable query path. I see no argument, that a random Seed
> would buy us anything.

This kindof bugs me -- if you leave it stuck at a preset value, it makes it
possible to never delve into parts of solution space that have more optimal
solutions than the default seed will ever find.  Surely a random seed would
make the solution better on average over a large number of queries.

On the other hand, if the system as a whole is working well, it should not
matter what the seed is.


- Andrew