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This is often called "index-only scans" or "covering indexes". |
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This is possible for heap pages with exclusively all-visible |
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tuples, as reported by the visibility map. |
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tuples, as reported by the visibility map. The visibility map was |
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made crash-safe as a necessary part of implementing this feature. |
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Allow frequently uncontended locks to be recorded using a new |
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Make the visibility map crash-safe (Robert Haas, Noah Misch) |
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This helps vacuum be more efficient, and is necessary for |
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index-only scans. |
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Improve PowerPC and Itanium spinlock performance (Manabu Ori, |
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