benwtrent commented on PR #15784: URL: https://github.com/apache/lucene/pull/15784#issuecomment-4038431679
I thought the purpose of `traversalSimilarity` was to provide a similar interaction to `efSearch`. It allows you to configure the recall/latency relationship at search time. HNSW graphs are sparse by nature and being able to allow the searcher to explore the graph more to improve recall seems critical for any interface that interacts with HNSW. If we are going to remove all control from users during search time, I would suggest much more benchmarking and with various sets of our formats (quantized, etc.). -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
