2011/1/20 Robert Haas <robertmhaas@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:17 AM, Cédric Villemain > <cedric.villemain.debian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> I think his point is that we already have a proven formula >>>> (Mackert-Lohmann) and shouldn't be inventing a new one out of thin air. >>>> The problem is to figure out what numbers to apply the M-L formula to. >>>> >>>> I've been thinking that we ought to try to use it in the context of the >>>> query as a whole rather than for individual table scans; the current >>>> usage already has some of that flavor but we haven't taken it to the >>>> logical conclusion. >>> >>> Is there a TODO here? >> >> it looks like, yes. > > "Modify the planner to better estimate caching effects"? or "Estimate caching effect in the query context instead of per object" (the point above) and "Improve the estimate of the caching effects" (more or less M-L review, fine control of cache estimate) ? > > -- > Robert Haas > EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com > The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company > -- Cédric Villemain 2ndQuadrant http://2ndQuadrant.fr/ ; PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
