Teodor Sigaev <teodor@sigaev.ru> writes:
> GIN's build algorithm could use bulk insert of ItemPointers if and only if they
> should be inserted on rightmost page (exact piece of code - dataPlaceToPage() in
> gindatapage.c, lines 407-427)
I'm not following. Rightmost page of what --- it can't be the whole
index, can it, or the case would hardly ever apply?
> Is any way to force table's scan from the beginning?
We could extend IndexBuildHeapScan's API to support that, but I'm
not quite convinced that this is the issue.
regards, tom lane