Re: [PATCH] Improve ability to display optimizer analysis using OPTIMIZER_DEBUG

From: David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Ankit Kumar Pandey <itsankitkp(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pghackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Improve ability to display optimizer analysis using OPTIMIZER_DEBUG
Date: 2023-01-04 00:57:28
Message-ID: CAApHDvqLbyqcBVgnv48sopJqJ-=LQyJp9ffhJES7yy0jbGG+hw@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, 3 Jan 2023 at 19:59, Ankit Kumar Pandey <itsankitkp(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>
> On 03/01/23 08:38, David Rowley wrote:
> > Do you actually have a need for this or are you just trying to tick
> > off some TODO items?
> >
> I would say Iatter but reason I picked it up was more on side of
> learning optimizer better.

I think it's better you leave this then. I think if someone comes
along and demonstrates the feature's usefulness and can sell us having
it so we can easily enable it by GUC then maybe that's the time to
consider it. I don't think ticking off a TODO item is reason enough.

> Also from the thread,
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20120821.121611.501104647612634419.t-ishii@sraoss.co.jp
>
> > +1. It would also be popular with our academic users.
> >
> There could be potential for this as well.

I think the argument is best coming from someone who'll actually use it.

David

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