Re: [rfc] overhauling pgstat.stat

Satoshi Nagayasu wrote:

> But, for now, I think we should have a real index for the
> statistics data because we already have several index storages,
> and it will allow us to minimize read/write operations.
> 
> BTW, what kind of index would be preferred for this purpose?
> btree or hash?

I find it hard to get excited about using the AM interface for this
purpose.  To me it makes a lot more sense to have separate, much
simpler code.  We don't need any transactionality, user defined types,
user defined operators, or anything like that.

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