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authorJeff Davis <jdavis@postgresql.org>2024-03-05 09:25:04 -0800
committerJeff Davis <jdavis@postgresql.org>2024-03-05 09:25:04 -0800
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docs: Update HOT update docs for 19d8e2308b
Commit 19d8e2308b changed when the HOT update optimization is possible but neglected to update the Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) documentation. This patch updates that documentation accordingly. Author: Elizabeth Christensen Backpatch-through: 16 Reviewed-By: Stephen Frost, Alvaro Herrera Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CABoUFXRjisr58Ct_3VsFEdQx+fJeQTWTdJnM7XAp=8MUbtoa9A@mail.gmail.com
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@@ -1097,8 +1097,10 @@ data. Empty in ordinary tables.</entry>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The update does not modify any columns referenced by the table's
- indexes, including expression and partial indexes.
+ The update does not modify any columns referenced by the table's indexes,
+ not including summarizing indexes. The only summarizing index method in
+ the core <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> distribution is <link
+ linkend="brin">BRIN</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -1114,7 +1116,8 @@ data. Empty in ordinary tables.</entry>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- New index entries are not needed to represent updated rows.
+ New index entries are not needed to represent updated rows, however,
+ summary indexes may still need to be updated.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -1130,14 +1133,12 @@ data. Empty in ordinary tables.</entry>
</para>
<para>
- In summary, heap-only tuple updates can only be created
- if columns used by indexes are not updated. You can
- increase the likelihood of sufficient page space for
+ You can increase the likelihood of sufficient page space for
<acronym>HOT</acronym> updates by decreasing a table's <link
- linkend="reloption-fillfactor"><literal>fillfactor</literal></link>.
- If you don't, <acronym>HOT</acronym> updates will still happen because
- new rows will naturally migrate to new pages and existing pages with
- sufficient free space for new row versions. The system view <link
+ linkend="reloption-fillfactor"><literal>fillfactor</literal></link>. If you
+ don't, <acronym>HOT</acronym> updates will still happen because new rows
+ will naturally migrate to new pages and existing pages with sufficient free
+ space for new row versions. The system view <link
linkend="monitoring-pg-stat-all-tables-view">pg_stat_all_tables</link>
allows monitoring of the occurrence of HOT and non-HOT updates.
</para>