On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:08:48 -0400, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> Is there a special reason for scanning the leaf pages in *logical*
>> order, i.e. by following the opaque->btpo_next links?
>
>Yes. [..] interlocking between indexscans and deletions.
Thanks for refreshing my memory. This has been discussed two years ago,
and I even participated in that discussion :-(
Servus
Manfred