On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 10:59 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > "Robert Haas" <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > >> Based on the comments below, are we sure constraint_exclusion still > >> needs to be a parameter and can't be on by default?
> In installations whose average query is significantly heavier-weight > than this one, and where constraint exclusion actually improves matters > on a routine basis, it makes sense to turn it on by default. I will > continue to resist having it on as a factory default, because I continue > to believe that it's 99% useless to most people. As for removing the I believe are correct in that it is 99% useless to most people. If it was turned on by default, it would also not be noticed by 99% of those people. So why not help the 1% that it actually would? Joshua D. Drake > regards, tom lane > -- PostgreSQL Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serving since 1997 -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
