Heikki Linnakangas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> but it'd make it safe to use in non-WAL contexts (I think there are >> other places where we know we are going to init the page and so a >> physical read is a waste of time).
> Is there? I can't think of any. Extending a relation doesn't count. No, but re-using a free page in an index does. I'm not sure which index AMs know for sure the page is free, and which have to read it and check, but I think there's at least some scope for that. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster