Mats Lofkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But when doing ~1000 updates (i.e. setting val0 and val1 with > a where on an existing key0/key1/key2 triplet), I get this which > seems very strange to me:
I suppose you repeatedly updated the same row 1000 times? That creates an O(N^2) behavior because the dead tuples have to be rechecked again and again. 7.3 will be smarter about this. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster