Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Fix EquivalenceClass processing for nested append relations.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Fix EquivalenceClass processing for nested append relations.
Date: 2014-03-28 20:36:52
Message-ID: 29076.1396039012@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 03:50:10PM +0000, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Fix EquivalenceClass processing for nested append relations.

> If this is a bug fix, shouldn't it be back-patched?

It's a planner improvement; it's not a bug fix in the sense that previous
plans were wrong. We tend to err on the side of not back-patching such
changes ... some people complain when minor updates cause plan choices to
change under them.

regards, tom lane

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