Commit 8e1ad1b3 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

doc: remove GIN vs. GiST performance mention

This is a followup to commit 6d8b2aa8.
parent 69769a3a
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<para> <para>
The choice between GiST and GIN indexing depends on the relative The choice between GiST and GIN indexing depends on the relative
performance characteristics of GiST and GIN, which are discussed elsewhere. performance characteristics of GiST and GIN, which are discussed elsewhere.
As a rule of thumb, a GIN index is faster to search than a GiST index, but
slower to build or update; so GIN is better suited for static data and GiST
for often-updated data.
</para> </para>
</sect2> </sect2>
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...@@ -355,9 +355,6 @@ SELECT * FROM test_trgm WHERE t ~ '(foo|bar)'; ...@@ -355,9 +355,6 @@ SELECT * FROM test_trgm WHERE t ~ '(foo|bar)';
<para> <para>
The choice between GiST and GIN indexing depends on the relative The choice between GiST and GIN indexing depends on the relative
performance characteristics of GiST and GIN, which are discussed elsewhere. performance characteristics of GiST and GIN, which are discussed elsewhere.
As a rule of thumb, a GIN index is faster to search than a GiST index, but
slower to build or update; so GIN is better suited for static data and GiST
for often-updated data.
</para> </para>
</sect2> </sect2>
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