Re: Release Note Changes

Bruce Momjian wrote:
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>> - Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) accelerate space reuse for UPDATEs
>> change to
>> "Heap-Only Tuples (HOT) improve performance of frequent UPDATEs"
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> I used the original text because it tries to explain _how_ HOT improves
> performance.  The item that has the descriptive text explains how the
> space reuse works.  A generic "improve performance" doesn't seem like an
> improvement.
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I still think this needs to be qualified either way. As it stands it's 
quite misleading. Many update scenarios will not benefit one whit from 
HOT updates.

cheers

andrew