Re: [HACKERS] Script to compute randon page cost

2002-09-09 Thread Brett Schwarz
On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 01:16, Hans-Jürgen Schönig wrote: > Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: > > >Assuming it's giving out correct information, there seems to be a lot of > >evidence for dropping the default random_page_cost to 1... > > > >Chris > > > > > Some time ago Joe Conway suggest a tool bas

Re: [HACKERS] Script to compute randon page cost

2002-09-09 Thread Tom Lane
"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Assuming it's giving out correct information, there seems to be a lot of > evidence for dropping the default random_page_cost to 1... The fact that a lot of people are reporting numbers below 1 is sufficient evidence that the script is broke

Re: [HACKERS] Script to compute randon page cost

2002-09-09 Thread Hans-Jürgen Schönig
Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: >Assuming it's giving out correct information, there seems to be a lot of >evidence for dropping the default random_page_cost to 1... > >Chris > > Some time ago Joe Conway suggest a tool based on a genetic algorithm which tries to find the best parameter settings

Re: [HACKERS] Script to compute randon page cost

2002-09-09 Thread Christopher Kings-Lynne
Assuming it's giving out correct information, there seems to be a lot of evidence for dropping the default random_page_cost to 1... Chris > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hans-Jürgen > Schönig > Sent: Monday, 9 September 2002 4:06 PM