Re: pgsql: Add sortsupport for gist_btree opclasses, for faster index build

From: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Add sortsupport for gist_btree opclasses, for faster index build
Date: 2021-04-07 11:37:11
Message-ID: b89acbc1-6692-74d2-bd02-eea890e35cf2@iki.fi
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On 07/04/2021 14:21, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 10:24:09AM +0000, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>> Add sortsupport for gist_btree opclasses, for faster index builds.
>>
>> Commit 16fa9b2b30 introduced a faster way to build GiST indexes, by
>> sorting all the data. This commit adds the sortsupport functions needed
>> to make use of that feature for btree_gist.
>
> All the buildfarm animals, as well as any instance using log_statement
> = all, gets angry after this commit.

Sigh, so it seems. Reverted, while I figure out the best way to fix
that, and investigate the varbit sortsupport function further.

- Heikki

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