Re: Query Optimizer + Parallel Operators

On 26.01.2011 16:46, Felix Schmidt @ Oracle wrote:
> Everybody,
>
> I'm interested in the query optimizer of PostgreSQL DB. Where could I
> find useful documentation or could you send me a pointer in the source code?

The relevant source code is in src/backend/optimizer directory. If you 
google around, you'll find introductory presentations, but I can't 
recommend any particular one.

> What kind of parallelism does PostgreSQL use for operators, like
> selection or join?

The short answer is "none". Each PostgreSQL backend is a one 
single-threaded process, one query will only utilize one CPU 
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#How_does_PostgreSQL_use_CPU_resources.3F).

If you search the archives, you'll find discussion on how it might one 
day be improved, but nothing concrete has been done.

--   Heikki Linnakangas  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com