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@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ ORDER BY c.relpages DESC LIMIT 10;
Optionally, when the <parameter>heapallindexed</parameter>
argument is <literal>true</literal>, the function verifies the
presence of all heap tuples that should be found within the
- index, and that there are no missing downlinks in the index
- structure. When the optional <parameter>rootdescend</parameter>
+ index. When the optional <parameter>rootdescend</parameter>
argument is <literal>true</literal>, verification re-finds
tuples on the leaf level by performing a new search from the
root page for each tuple. The checks that can be performed by
@@ -136,7 +135,8 @@ ORDER BY c.relpages DESC LIMIT 10;
a more thorough variant of <function>bt_index_check</function>:
unlike <function>bt_index_check</function>,
<function>bt_index_parent_check</function> also checks
- invariants that span parent/child relationships.
+ invariants that span parent/child relationships, including checking
+ that there are no missing downlinks in the index structure.
<function>bt_index_parent_check</function> follows the general
convention of raising an error if it finds a logical
inconsistency or other problem.