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Query plan visualizer shows total instead of self for Buffer Hits

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
postgresql, vscode

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the query plan Tree View by selecting Buffer Hits and switching from Total to Self. Trace the metric handling for Buffer Hits versus Buffers, then verify that Self displays the node's own value rather than the cumulative total and that Total remains unchanged.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug

The Tree View has an option to show the node's values (Self) instead of cumulative (Total) but it doesn't work for all metrics.

Buffer Hits Self:

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They show the cumulative total. Should be like Buffers - node's self value

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