Re: What is wrong with hashed index usage?

On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 11:51, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:

> 
> > 
> > > How about an elog(NOTICE) for hash use?
> > 
> > I don't think that's appropriate.
> 
> I was thinking of this during CREATE INDEX ... hash:
> 
>     NOTICE:  Hash index use is discouraged.  See the CREATE INDEX
>     reference page for more information.
> 
> Does anyone else like/dislike that?
I dislike it.  Some clients/dba's will wonder why we even have them. 

Why should we bug the DBA on EVERY index that is a hash? 

I know I personally hate the FreeBSD linker warnings about certain
functions, and don't like that precedent. 

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