Re: [PATCH] Re: Proposal to Enable/Disable Index using ALTER INDEX
Sami Imseih <samimseih@gmail.com>
From: Sami Imseih <samimseih@gmail.com>
To: Gurjeet Singh <gurjeet@singh.im>
Cc: David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>, Shayon Mukherjee <shayonj@gmail.com>, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2025-04-03T01:58:49Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > + indexes. If performance degrades after making an index invisible, it can be easily > > + be made visible using <literal>VISIBLE</literal>. Before making an index invisible, it's recommended > > + to check <structname>pg_stat_user_indexes</structname>.<structfield>idx_scan</structfield> > > + to identify potentially unused indexes. > > I feel ALTER INDEX command reference doc is not the right place for this kind of > operational advice. Is there a better place in documentation for this kind of > advice? Or maybe it needs to be reworded to fit the command reference style? I agree with you. What about we add this wording in the following section [0]? This section discusses techniques for experimenting with indexes. It says, ".... A good deal of experimentation is often necessary. The rest of this section gives some tips for that:...." A discussion about invisible indexes as one of the tools for experimentation can be added here. What do you think? [0] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/indexes-examine.html -- Sami Imseih Amazon Web Services (AWS)