Re: Generic Q about max(id) vs ORDER BY ID DESC LIMIT 1

> Already done in 8.1. Here's an excerpt from the Release Notes:
>
> Automatically use indexes for MIN() and MAX() (Tom)
>
> In previous releases, the only way to use an index for MIN()
> or MAX() was to rewrite the query as SELECT col FROM tab ORDER
> BY col LIMIT 1. Index usage now happens automatically.
>

Which query form will generally be faster in 8.1 (or will they be
exactly the same)?

BJ