"Florian G. Pflug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> But you don't have any cost numbers until after you've done the plan.
> Couldn't this work similar to geqo_effort? The planner could > try planning the query using only cheap algorithmns, and if > the cost exceeds a certain value, it'd restart, and use > more sophisticated methods. AFAICS this would be a net loss on average. Most of the time, the constraint exclusion code doesn't win, and so throwing away all your planning work to try it is going to be a loser most of the time. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster