Re: Add a greedy join search algorithm to handle large join problems

Hi,



> On Dec 2, 2025, at 18:56, Tomas Vondra <tomas@vondra.me> wrote:
> 
> I think a much broader evaluation will be needed, comparing not just the
> planning time, but also the quality of the final plan. Which for the
> starjoin tests does not really matter, as the plans are all equal in
> this regard.


Many thanks for your feedback. 

You are absolutely right — plan quality is also very important. In my
initial email I only showed the improvements in planning time, but did
not provide results regarding plan quality. I will run tests on more
complex join scenarios, evaluating both planning time and plan quality.

Thanks again!
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Best regards,
Chengpeng Yan