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+++ b/doc/src/sgml/fdwhandler.sgml
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ GetForeignRelSize(PlannerInfo *root,
should be replaced if at all possible. The function may also choose to
update <literal>baserel-&gt;width</literal> if it can compute a better estimate
of the average result row width.
+ (The initial value is based on column data types and on column
+ average-width values measured by the last <command>ANALYZE</command>.)
+ Also, this function may update <literal>baserel-&gt;tuples</literal> if
+ it can compute a better estimate of the foreign table's total row count.
+ (The initial value is
+ from <structname>pg_class</structname>.<structfield>reltuples</structfield>
+ which represents the total row count seen by the
+ last <command>ANALYZE</command>.)
</para>
<para>