Hello I am unsure, did you check config values?
Pavel 2007/10/22, Martin Marques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have to PG servers, one ver. 8.1.9 and the other 8.2.4. > > I was checking a query out and found that with the exact same DB (same > data in it) and the same query I get different plans, and significantly > higher time in 8.2: > > On 8.1 I get: > > test=> explain analyze SELECT * FROM prestamos WHERE biblioteca = 19 AND > vencimiento < now() AND NOT devuelto ORDER BY vencimiento DESC; > > QUERY PLAN > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sort (cost=2793.74..2795.82 rows=832 width=20) (actual > time=25.795..25.832 rows=49 loops=1) > Sort Key: vencimiento > -> Bitmap Heap Scan on prestamos (cost=850.43..2753.39 rows=832 > width=20) (actual time=20.747..25.529 rows=49 loops=1) > Filter: ((biblioteca = 19) AND (vencimiento < now()) AND (NOT > devuelto)) > -> Bitmap Index Scan on prestamos_objetos_devuelto_idx > (cost=0.00..850.43 rows=2200 width=0) (actual time=20.265..20.265 > rows=2301 loops=1) > Index Cond: (devuelto = false) > Total runtime: 25.971 ms > (7 filas) > > On 8.2: > > test=> explain analyze SELECT * FROM prestamos WHERE biblioteca = 19 AND > vencimiento < now() AND NOT devuelto ORDER BY vencimiento DESC; > QUERY PLAN > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sort (cost=4100.77..4102.77 rows=800 width=20) (actual > time=95.082..95.103 rows=49 loops=1) > Sort Key: vencimiento > -> Seq Scan on prestamos (cost=0.00..4062.20 rows=800 width=20) > (actual time=7.293..82.778 rows=49 loops=1) > Filter: ((biblioteca = 19) AND (vencimiento < now()) AND (NOT > devuelto)) > Total runtime: 95.165 ms > (5 filas) > > It's like it's ignoring the HEAP scan. Why? It's obviously (unless I'm > totally wrong) faster in this case. > > -- > 21:50:04 up 2 days, 9:07, 0 users, load average: 0.92, 0.37, 0.18 > --------------------------------------------------------- > Lic. Martín Marqués | SELECT 'mmarques' || > Centro de Telemática | '@' || 'unl.edu.ar'; > Universidad Nacional | DBA, Programador, > del Litoral | Administrador > --------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match