On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM Ryo Matsumura (Fujitsu)
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Hackers,
>
> It looks like the EXPLAIN documentation is missing an explanation of the
> default values for the BUFFERS and SERIALIZE options.
> I've attached a patch that adds this information.
> While the documentation currently notes that these options are implicitly
> enabled when ANALYZE is specified, the default values of the parameters
> themselves do not appear to be documented.
+1 to adding a description of the default value.
format, only non-zero values are printed. Buffers information is
automatically included when <literal>ANALYZE</literal> is used.
+ It defaults to <literal>FALSE</literal>.
How about clarifying the default depending on whether ANALYZE is used?
For example:
When ANALYZE is used, this parameter defaults to TRUE and buffer usage
information is included. Otherwise, it defaults to FALSE.
argument, <literal>TEXT</literal> is assumed.
+ It defaults to <literal>FALSE</literal>.
Does SERIALIZE actually accept FALSE?
Regards,
--
Fujii Masao
