I wrote: > This didn't matter a whole lot back when the planner couldn't reorder > outer joins, but now that it can, it's more important that the estimates > be accurate.
> I'm not sure if this is feasible to fix before 8.2, but I'll take a
> look.
Actually, the changes were far more localized than I first feared.
Please apply the attached patch to your copy and see what you get for
your problem query.
regards, tom lane
binl6ld0LX4UA.bin
Description: joinsize.patch
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