Re: Minmax indexes

On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> wrote:
> On 24 January 2014 17:53, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>> Thom Brown wrote:
>>> On 8 November 2013 20:11, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>>> > Erik Rijkers wrote:
>>> >> On Thu, September 26, 2013 00:34, Erik Rijkers wrote:
>>> >> > On Wed, September 25, 2013 22:34, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> [minmax-5.patch]
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have the impression it's not quite working correctly.
>>> >
>>> > Here's a version 7 of the patch, which fixes these bugs and adds
>>> > opclasses for a bunch more types (timestamp, timestamptz, date, time,
>>> > timetz), courtesy of Martín Marqués. It's also been rebased to apply
>>> > cleanly on top of today's master branch.
>>> >
>>> > I have also added a selectivity function, but I'm not positive that it's
>>> > very useful yet.
>>>
>>> This patch doesn't appear to have been submitted to any Commitfest.
>>> Is this still a feature undergoing research then?
>>
>> It's still a planned feature, but I didn't have time to continue work
>> for 2014-01.

What's the status?

I believe I have more than a use for minmax indexes, and wouldn't mind
lending a hand if it's within my grasp.