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Re: Which qsort is used

This is a discussion on Re: Which qsort is used within the pgsql Hackers forums, part of the PostgreSQL category; --> The test is O(n) > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us] > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:51 ...


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Old 04-11-2008, 07:20 AM
Dann Corbit
 
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Default Re: Which qsort is used

The test is O(n)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:51 AM
> To: Dann Corbit
> Cc: Qingqing Zhou; Luke Lonergan; Neil Conway; Bruce Momjian; pgsql-
> hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Which qsort is used
>
> "Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com> writes:
> > Here is a sort template (that can very easily be turned into a C
> > routine).

>
> Right offhand I'd guess this to be a loser on not-quite-sorted input,
> because the tests it makes to try to prove the input is already sorted
> can add significant overhead before failing.
>
> regards, tom lane


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