> Isn't that what statement_timeout is for? Since this is entirely based > on estimates, using arbitrary fuzzy numbers for this seems fine to me; > precision isn't really the goal.
There's an important difference to statement_timeout: this proposal would avoid completely taking any resources if it estimates it can't be executed in proper time, but statement_timeout will allow a bad query to run at least statement_timeout long... Cheers, Csaba. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
