Jeff,
> Ask me sometime about my replacement for GNU sort. It uses the same
> sorting algorithm, but it's an order of magnitude faster due to better
> I/O strategy. Someday, in my infinite spare time, I hope to demonstrate
> that kind of improvement with a patch to pg.
Since we desperately need some improvements in sort performance, I do hope
you follow up on this.
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--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco