Re: Limiting memory allocation

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 09:55:16PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 09:20:43PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Then you just rendered all the planner's estimates fantasies.
> 
> > That's what I was asking --- if the planner's estimates are based on the
> > size of work_mem --- I thought you said it is not.
> 
> The planner's estimates certainly vary with work_mem ... I was responding
> to something you said that seemed to be asserting they didn't.

I see where I got confused:

    > If the plan output is independent of work_mem,
    ... it isn't ...

Okay, then my idea will not work.

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