Re: using custom scan nodes to prototype parallel sequential scan

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
To: David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Kouhei Kaigai <kaigai(at)ak(dot)jp(dot)nec(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: using custom scan nodes to prototype parallel sequential scan
Date: 2014-11-14 09:32:53
Message-ID: CA+U5nMLqOy9FxXD1=K+ek+urkOY0U1HCGiHJc-RZxfUGLdopGA@mail.gmail.com
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On 14 November 2014 01:51, David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> When I mentioned this, I didn't mean to appear to be placing a road block.I
> was just bringing to the table the information that COUNT(*) + COUNT(*)
> works ok for merging COUNT(*)'s "sub totals", but AVG(n) + AVG(n) does not.
>
> Merge functions should be a simple patch to write. If I thought there was
> going to be a use for them in this release, I'd put my hand up to put a
> patch together.

The hard part is describing and then agreeing the semantics.

If you raise a separate post on this, copy me in and I will help.

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Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services

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