Re: So, is COUNT(*) fast now?

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2011-10-28T19:27:36Z
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  1. Remove pg_upgrade dependency on the 'postgres' database existing in the

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Hmm. I wonder whether it wouldn't be better to get rid of the range
>> checks in BufferIsValid, or better convert them into Asserts. It seems
>> less than intuitive that BufferIsValid and BufferIsInvalid aren't simple
>> inverses.

> Seems reasonable.  It would break if anyone is using an out-of-range
> buffer number in lieu of InvalidBuffer, but I doubt that anyone is.

Yeah, I find that unlikely as well.  But leaving Asserts in place would
tell us.

			regards, tom lane