ClickHouse queries run too slowly and are hard to tune
2 posts from 2 people2d activeSteady, +1 this weekunverified
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Build with `-ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero`
@groeneai please open a PR against `master` that builds ClickHouse with `-ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero`. Motivation: zero-initializing automatic variables removes a class of bugs where uninitialized stack memory is read or leaked (information disclosure, use of stale pointers)....
RFC: Fragment-aware `EXPLAIN` for distributed plans on stateless workers
...exchange steps inside one tree: no fragments, no instance counts, no dependencies, and no way to tell which hop is blocking. This RFC adds options to `EXPLAIN PLAN` so it build distributed plans for visualization. Today, the `make_distributed_plan` tests pin plans like this one...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 21 days. Mostly on ClickHouse/ClickHouse.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "slow-queries" rule about ClickHouse. First post Oct 6, 2026, latest Oct 26, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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