pgsql: Update: < * Use bitmaps to combine existing indexes

From: momjian(at)svr1(dot)postgresql(dot)org (Bruce Momjian)
To: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Update: < * Use bitmaps to combine existing indexes
Date: 2004-11-04 03:58:00
Message-ID: 20041104035800.1BFFE3A474C@svr1.postgresql.org
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< * Use bitmaps to combine existing indexes [performance]
> * Allow the creation of bitmap indexes which can be quickly combined
> with other bitmap indexes
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< Bitmap indexes allow single indexed columns to be combined to
< dynamically create a composite index to match a specific query. Each
< index is a bitmap, and the bitmaps are AND'ed or OR'ed to be combined.
> Bitmap indexes index single columns that can be combined with other bitmap
> indexes to dynamically create a composite index to match a specific query.
> Each index is a bitmap, and the bitmaps are bitwise AND'ed or OR'ed to be
> combined. Such indexes could be more compact if there are few unique
> value. Also, perhaps they can be lossy requiring a scan of the heap page
> to find matching rows.
>
> * Allow non-bitmap indexes to be combined
>
> Do lookups on non-bitmap indexes and create bitmaps in memory that can be
> combined with other indexes.

Modified Files:
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pgsql/doc:
TODO (r1.1376 -> r1.1377)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/TODO.diff?r1=1.1376&r2=1.1377)

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