On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Tom Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
> Claudio Freire <[email protected]> writes:
>> In my head, safer = better worst-case performance.
>
> If the planner starts operating on the basis of worst case rather than
> expected-case performance, the complaints will be far more numerous than
> they are today.

I imagine, that's why, if you put my comment in context, I was talking
about picking a safer plan only when the "better on average one" fails
miserably.

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