Re: WIP: Fast GiST index build

From: Alexander Korotkov <aekorotkov(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: WIP: Fast GiST index build
Date: 2011-08-16 18:46:06
Message-ID: CAPpHfduTY5FqYdA_AB2zQ5MYyaeEqc5fRLLPgGBOymDXu16gFQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Heikki Linnakangas <
heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Why is there ever a buffer on the root node? It seems like a waste of time
> to load N tuples from the heap into the root buffer, only to empty the
> buffer after it fills up. You might as well pull tuples directly from the
> heap.
>
Yes, seems reasonable. Buffer on the root node was in the paper. But now I
don't see the need of it too.

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With best regards,
Alexander Korotkov.

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