"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
> I remember there was some talk about removing the width=xxx part from the
> EXPLAIN plans. Any movement towards this?
You didn't hear that from me.
> I myself would like to see this
> happen as it does not provide useful information
Yes it does: the width * number of rows is a critical element in cost
estimation for sorts and hashes.
regards, tom lane