On 2014-02-11 12:12:13 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Yes, that pretty much sums it up. We introduced index-only scans in 9.2 > (2012) but they still seem to be not usable for insert-only workloads > two years later. Based on current progress, it doesn't look like this > will be corrected until 9.5 (2015). I am kind of confused why this has > not generated more urgency.
I think this largely FUD. They are hugely beneficial in some scenarios and less so in others. Just like lots of other features we have. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers