From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA(at)wien(dot)spardat(dot)at> |
Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: AW: AW: LIMIT in DECLARE CURSOR: request for comments |
Date: | 2000-11-03 16:59:49 |
Message-ID: | 6985.973270789@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA(at)wien(dot)spardat(dot)at> writes:
>> Right. So what do you think about a hint that takes the form of a SET
>> variable for the fetch percentage to assume for a DECLARE CURSOR?
> Since we don't have other hints that are embedded directly into the SQL
> that sounds perfect.
> The not so offhand question for me is whether to use this percentage
> for non cursor selects also. Imho both should (at least in default)
> behave the same.
Not at all, since in a non-cursor select you *must* retrieve all the
data. I can't see any reason to optimize that on any other basis than
total execution time.
regards, tom lane
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