doc: rewrite random_page_cost description
authorBruce Momjian <[email protected]>
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:11:53 +0000 (19:11 -0400)
committerBruce Momjian <[email protected]>
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:11:53 +0000 (19:11 -0400)
commit3f0b994cf3a68b74f63cd6f9bde954cc0ae70ceb
treebb07721e6dc5bead5577251c2ef2edb8bca250a4
parentd6e6abc9c1aeec5faa540745360f7a08028484aa
doc:  rewrite random_page_cost description

This removes some of the specifics of how the default was set, and adds
a mention of latency as a reason the value is lower than the storage
hardware might suggest.  It still mentions caching.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKAnmmK_nSPYr53LobUwQD59a-8U9GEC3XGJ43oaTYJq5nAOkw@mail.gmail.com

Backpatch-through: 13
doc/src/sgml/config.sgml