Обсуждение: clamp_row_est avoid infinite

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clamp_row_est avoid infinite

От
jian he
Дата:
hi.

/*
 * clamp_row_est
 * Force a row-count estimate to a sane value.
 */
double
clamp_row_est(double nrows)
{
/*
* Avoid infinite and NaN row estimates.  Costs derived from such values
* are going to be useless.  Also force the estimate to be at least one
* row, to make explain output look better and to avoid possible
* divide-by-zero when interpolating costs.  Make it an integer, too.
*/
if (nrows > MAXIMUM_ROWCOUNT || isnan(nrows))
nrows = MAXIMUM_ROWCOUNT;
else if (nrows <= 1.0)
nrows = 1.0;
else
nrows = rint(nrows);

return nrows;
}


The comments say `Avoid infinite and NaN`
but actually we only avoid NaN.

Do we need to add isinf(nrows)?



Re: clamp_row_est avoid infinite

От
Tom Lane
Дата:
jian he <jian.universality@gmail.com> writes:
> if (nrows > MAXIMUM_ROWCOUNT || isnan(nrows))
>     nrows = MAXIMUM_ROWCOUNT;
> else if (nrows <= 1.0)
>     nrows = 1.0;
> else
>     nrows = rint(nrows);

> The comments say `Avoid infinite and NaN`
> but actually we only avoid NaN.

Really?  The IEEE float arithmetic standard says that Inf is
greater than any finite value, and in particular it'd be
greater than MAXIMUM_ROWCOUNT.

            regards, tom lane