On 22 June 2018 at 03:30, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> I think some coverage of the numerical aggregates is a good idea, so
>> I've added some in the attached. I managed to get a parallel plan
>> going with a query to onek, which is pretty cheap to execute. I didn't
>> touch the bool aggregates. Maybe I should have done that too..?
>
> This sort of blunderbuss testing was exactly what I *didn't* want to do.
> Not only is this adding about 20x as many cycles as we need (at least for
> this specific numeric_poly_combine issue), but I'm quite afraid that the
> float4 and/or float8 cases will show low-order-digit irreproducibility
> in the buildfarm.
okay. My sniper rifle was locked away for the evening. I decided it
was best to sleep before any careful aiming was required.
I see you've done the deed already. Thanks.
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