diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml new file mode 100644 index dbce8f2..1bf9179 *** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml --- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml *************** PREPARE n *** 70,80 **** ! Prepared statements have the largest performance advantage when a ! single session is being used to execute a large number of similar statements. The performance difference will be particularly ! significant if the statements are complex to plan or rewrite, for ! example, if the query involves a join of many tables or requires the application of several rules. If the statement is relatively simple to plan and rewrite but relatively expensive to execute, the performance advantage of prepared statements will be less noticeable. --- 70,80 ---- ! Prepared statements potentially have the largest performance advantage ! when a single session is being used to execute a large number of similar statements. The performance difference will be particularly ! significant if the statements are complex to plan or rewrite, e.g. ! if the query involves a join of many tables or requires the application of several rules. If the statement is relatively simple to plan and rewrite but relatively expensive to execute, the performance advantage of prepared statements will be less noticeable. *************** PREPARE n *** 127,140 **** Notes ! If a prepared statement is executed enough times, the server may eventually ! decide to save and re-use a generic plan rather than re-planning each time. ! This will occur immediately if the prepared statement has no parameters; ! otherwise it occurs only if the generic plan appears to be not much more ! expensive than a plan that depends on specific parameter values. ! Typically, a generic plan will be selected only if the query's performance ! is estimated to be fairly insensitive to the specific parameter values ! supplied. --- 127,151 ---- Notes ! Prepared statements can optionally use generic plans rather than ! re-planning with each set of supplied EXECUTE values. ! This occurs immediately for prepared statements with no parameters; ! otherwise it occurs only after five or more executions produce plans ! whose estimated cost average (including planning overhead) is more ! expensive than the generic plan cost estimate. Once a generic plan is ! chosen, it is used for the remaining lifetime of the prepared statement. ! ! ! ! A generic plan assumes that each value supplied to ! EXECUTE is one of the column's distinct values ! and that column values are uniformly distributed. For example, ! if statistics record three distinct column values, a generic plan ! assumes a column equality comparison will match 33% of processed rows. ! Column statistics also allow generic plans to accurately compute the ! selectivity of unique columns. Comparisons on non-uniformly-distributed ! columns and specification of non-existent values affects the average ! plan cost, and hence if and when a generic plan is chosen. *************** PREPARE n *** 142,148 **** for a prepared statement, use . If a generic plan is in use, it will contain parameter symbols $n, while a custom plan will have the ! current actual parameter values substituted into it. --- 153,161 ---- for a prepared statement, use . If a generic plan is in use, it will contain parameter symbols $n, while a custom plan will have the ! supplied parameter values substituted into it. ! The row estimates in the generic plan reflect the selectivity ! computed for the parameters.