Simon Riggs wrote: > On 7 August 2014 14:53, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Nicolas Barbier > > <nicolas.barb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 2014-08-06 Claudio Freire <klaussfre...@gmail.com>: > >> > >>> So, I like blockfilter a lot. I change my vote to blockfilter ;) > >> > >> +1 for blockfilter, because it stresses the fact that the "physical" > >> arrangement of rows in blocks matters for this index. > > > > I don't like that quite as well as summary, but I'd prefer either to > > the current naming. > > Yes, "summary index" isn't good. I'm not sure where the block or the > filter part comes in though, so -1 to "block filter", not least > because it doesn't have a good abbreviation (bfin??).
I was thinking just "blockfilter" (I did show a sample command). Claudio explained the name downthread; personally, of all the options suggested thus far, it's the one I like the most (including minmax). At this point, the naming issue is what is keeping me from committing this patch, so the quicker we can solve it, the merrier. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
