Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> > Now that GIN can index null items, its amindexnulls flag in pg_am really > ought to be set true. However, looking at the usage of that column, > I wonder whether we shouldn't just delete it instead. The only present > usage is a rather convoluted test in CLUSTER to see if the index is > safely clusterable --- and AFAICS that test has been obsoleted anyhow > by the later addition of pg_am.amclusterable. Anyone against > simplifying matters by getting rid of pg_am.amindexnulls?
There has been multiple attempts at implementing bitmap indexes in the "recent" past, any impact between that efforts and your change? That's all I can think about and I don't even know how much it's related… Regards, -- Dimitri Fontaine http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
