I have this EXPLAIN ANALYZE output:

alvherre=# explain analyze select * from oficina join ciudad using
(codciudad) where codtipoofi in (4,5);
                                                    QUERY PLAN                  
                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Hash Join  (cost=15.24..68.76 rows=621 width=394) (actual time=6.003..22.175 
rows=641 loops=1)
   Hash Cond: ("outer".codciudad = "inner".codciudad)
   ->  Seq Scan on oficina  (cost=0.00..42.66 rows=621 width=309) (actual 
time=0.013..3.103 rows=641 loops=1)
         Filter: ((codtipoofi = 4) OR (codtipoofi = 5))
   ->  Hash  (cost=13.99..13.99 rows=499 width=89) (actual time=5.947..5.947 
rows=0 loops=1)
         ->  Seq Scan on ciudad  (cost=0.00..13.99 rows=499 width=89) (actual 
time=0.018..3.909 rows=499 loops=1)
 Total runtime: 24.448 ms
(7 rows)

Note that the Hash step has an estimated row count of 499 (which is a
good estimate), but the actual row count is 0, which is way off.  But,
the outer Hash Join step has a good estimate.

I wonder if the rows=0 is a bug, or is that number meant to be
interpreted in some special way?  It is the same on both 7.4.6 and
8.0beta5.  (Now that I look, it's 0 in all Hash steps I have at sight
... I had never noticed before!)


This query doesn't actually affect me a lot, but it is part of a bigger
query whose estimation is way off.  I won't post it here because it's
topic for pgsql-performance ...

-- 
Alvaro Herrera (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
"No reniegues de lo que alguna vez creíste"

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