Re: Speedup truncations of temporary relation forks

On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 01:26:14PM +0700, Daniil Davydov wrote:
> Not yet. I proceed from the assumption that if the temp_buffers
> parameter is set to a large value (some users set it to more than a
> gigabyte), then the vast majority of time is spent iterating through
> the local buffers.
> Thus, if we reduce the number of iterations from N to (for example)
> N/10, we can get a 10x increase in performance. Of course, this is a
> super rough assumption, but I think you understand my point.
> In the near future I will prepare a patch for the idea above and try
> to do some measurements. If there is a significant difference, I will
> definitely let you know.
> 
> Anyway, first I suggest committing the current patch.

I doubt that it would be a good idea to apply a patch "just" because
it looks like a good idea.  It is important to prove that something is
a good idea first.
--
Michael