Re: Sequential Scan Read-Ahead

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Curt Sampson <cjs(at)cynic(dot)net>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Sequential Scan Read-Ahead
Date: 2002-04-25 03:30:20
Message-ID: 12342.1019705420@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Curt Sampson <cjs(at)cynic(dot)net> writes:
> Grabbing bigger chunks is always optimal, AFICT, if they're not
> *too* big and you use the data. A single 64K read takes very little
> longer than a single 8K read.

Proof?

regards, tom lane

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