Re: random_page_cost for tablespace - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Laszlo Nagy
Subject Re: random_page_cost for tablespace
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Msg-id 4AF83D74.4030503@shopzeus.com
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In response to Re: random_page_cost for tablespace  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas írta:
> 2009/11/9 Laszlo Nagy <gandalf@shopzeus.com>:
>
>> We have a bigger table with some million rows. Number of index scans is
>> high, number of seq reads is low. This table if often joined with
>> others... so we want to buy a new SSD drive, create a tablespace on it
>> and put this big table on it. Random read speed on SSD is identical to
>> seq read. However, I need to tell the optimizer that random_page_cost is
>> less for the new tablespace. Is there a way to do it?
>>
>
> I happen to be working on a patch for this exact feature.  However,
> even assuming it gets in, that means waiting for 8.5.
>
That will be a very nice feature. Thank you! :-)


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