[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3864: Sorting by geometry is slower than sorting by geohash

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#3864: Sorting by geometry is slower than sorting by geohash
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  Reporter:  komzpa   |      Owner:  pramsey
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  medium   |  Milestone:  PostGIS 2.4.1
 Component:  postgis  |    Version:  2.3.x
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by komzpa):

 It looks like ticket contains pre-2.4.0 build.

 I've tried the same on 2.4.0, and it allocates more than 140Gb of RAM on
 `order by way`. On GeoHash sort it allocates up to 10Gb then lowers to
 3Gb. I didn't try to wait until query finish.

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