Re: Function execution costs 'n all that

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: Function execution costs 'n all that
Date: 2007-01-15 17:19:03
Message-ID: 17077.1168881543@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> If we go this route it seems like we'll need four more columns in
>> pg_proc (cost estimation function OID, rowcount estimation function OID,
>> fallback cost constant, fallback rowcount constant).

> What would the fallbacks be for?

By "fallback" I meant "this is what to use if no estimation function is
provided".

I'm envisioning that the CREATE FUNCTION syntax would add optional
clauses

COST function-name-or-numeric-constant
ROWS function-name-or-numeric-constant

that would be used to fill these columns.

regards, tom lane

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