Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>> * Use index to restrict rows returned by multi-key index when used with
>>> non-consecutive keys or OR clauses, so fewer heap accesses
>> 
>> Not sure what this means.

> This is a Vadim idea.  The idea was that if you had a multi-key index on
> col1,col2,col3, and you wanted to do a lookup on col1,col3, you could
> still use the index, and just run through all the matching col1 values
> looking for a matching col3 in the index, rather than going to the heap
> and looking for a col3 match?  Is this item worth keeping?

Hmm.  Maybe.  Might as well leave it there awhile longer.

                        regards, tom lane

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