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Why isn't ALLOW REVERSE SCANS the default?

Why isn't ALLOW REVERSE SCANS the default?
Why do we have to
- drop PK
- create an index
- recreate PK
What are the advantages of indexes that do not allow reverse scans?

Nov 12 '05
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"Serge Rielau" <sr*****@ca.ibm .com> wrote in message
news:32******** *****@individua l.net...
ak************@ yahoo.com wrote:
Serge, let me re-word the original poster's question:

Are there any advantages of using "indexes that do not allow reverse
scans?"

I'm told that there is a potential for deadlocks if a update or delete
operations scan the index in the opposite direction as a competing
operation which keeps anything stronger than shares row locks.
To counteract that the optimizer favors forward scans.
Apparently the memory cost of reverse indexes is not considered
significant enough to matter.

Cheers
Serge


This is the reason why db2 does not allow reverse scans by default when you
create an index. The type-2 index which introduced in Version8, supposes to
reduce the opportunity of the potential deadlocks to minimum. IBM does need
to change it as the default.
Nov 12 '05 #11
ALLOW REVERSE SCANS is an option in CREATE INDEX.
What about the index set up when you declare a PRIMARY KEY?

Nov 12 '05 #12
In article <11************ *********@c13g2 000cwb.googlegr oups.com>,
Stanley Sinclair (st************ *@bellsouth.net ) says...
ALLOW REVERSE SCANS is an option in CREATE INDEX.
What about the index set up when you declare a PRIMARY KEY?


First define your unique index, then the primary key on the same
columns. The primary key will automatically use the unique index, no
additional index needs to be created.
Nov 12 '05 #13
<< The access plan wouldn't (shouldn't?) differ though
the time taken to execute it most certainly would...>>
the access plan is also different

Nov 12 '05 #14
also you can use the same technique for UNIQUE conshtraints

Nov 12 '05 #15

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