Index Access Method Changes
Compare the documented capability states and storage-option inventories of PostgreSQL releases.
Reading PostgreSQL 9.1.24.
Version comparison
GiST
- Distance ordering: Not established → Conditional (source coverage changed; no introduction date inferred)
This comparison covers capability states and the names of documented storage options. It does not compare every algorithm, performance characteristic, option definition or release-note change.
Capabilities in PostgreSQL 9.1.24
| Capability | B-tree | Hash | GiST | GIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorted output | Yes | No | No | No |
| Unique keys | Yes | No | No | No |
| Multiple key columns | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| INCLUDE columns | No | No | No | No |
| Index-only scans | Not established | Not established | Not established | Not established |
| Distance ordering | Not established | Not established | Conditional | Not established |
| Parallel index scan | Not established | Not established | Not established | Not established |
| Parallel index build | Not established | Not established | Not established | Not established |