Jim Nasby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Any time this happens it's generally a nasty surprise for users.
Really? Running out of work memory is expected on large tables. > It would be nice to throw them an explicit warning that it's occurring. I think this is a bad idea. It's furthermore pretty useless in the autovacuum world, since no one is likely to see the warning. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match