Received: from localhost (wm.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B0289FB4EE for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:33:54 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 49228-07 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:33:39 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91DDF9FA5D3 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:33:38 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.95] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9DHX02Y019028 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:33:01 -0700 Message-ID: <452FCDE4.6090701@commandprompt.com> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:33:24 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060918) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Jim C. Nasby" CC: Jeff Davis , Bucky Jordan , Alvaro Herrera , josh@agliodbs.com, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Hints proposal References: <78ED28FACE63744386D68D8A9D1CF5D4209CBD@MAIL.corp.lumeta.com> <1160760211.31966.231.camel@dogma.v10.wvs> <20061013173024.GE28647@nasby.net> In-Reply-To: <20061013173024.GE28647@nasby.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.4, clamav-milter version 0.88.4 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:33:01 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.135 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200610/771 X-Sequence-Number: 92668 Jim C. Nasby wrote: > On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 10:23:31AM -0700, Jeff Davis wrote: >> Right. And I think the sane ideas are along the lines of estimate & cost >> corrections (like Tom is saying). > > Let me ask this... how long do you (and others) want to wait for those? > It's great that the planner is continually improving, but it also > appears that there's still a long road ahead. Having a dune-buggy to get > to your destination ahead of the road might not be a bad idea... :) It's all about resources Jim.. I have yet to see anyone step up and offer to help work on the planner in this thread (except Tom of course). Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate