Jeff, > Ask me sometime about my replacement for GNU sort. It uses the same > sorting algorithm, but it's an order of magnitude faster due to better > I/O strategy. Someday, in my infinite spare time, I hope to demonstrate > that kind of improvement with a patch to pg.
Since we desperately need some improvements in sort performance, I do hope you follow up on this. -- --Josh Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq