[SQL] Partitioned tables not using index for min and max 8.2.7?

2009-07-01 Thread Tim Haak

Hi

I am running the following query again a partitioned table in 8.2.7. It 
does index scans which is unexpected as there are indexes for the 
log_date column.


min(log_date) from data.table

"Aggregate  (cost=739932.02..739932.02 rows=1 width=8)"
"  ->  Append  (cost=0.00..685106.21 rows=21930321 width=8)"
"->  Seq Scan on table  (cost=0.00..33827.10 rows=1215710 width=8)"
"->  Seq Scan on table_yy2009mm03 table  (cost=0.00..88056.39 
rows=438839 width=8)"
"->  Seq Scan on table_yy2009mm04 table  (cost=0.00..204606.67 
rows=7344967 width=8)"
"->  Seq Scan on table_yy2009mm05 table  (cost=0.00..159210.91 
rows=5735091 width=8)"
"->  Seq Scan on table_yy2009mm06 table  (cost=0.00..199393.74 
rows=7195574 width=8)"
"->  Seq Scan on table_yy2009mm07 table  (cost=0.00..11.40 
rows=140 width=8)"


though if i run it only agains the one table it is significantly faster 
and uses the index


select min(log_date) from only data.table

"Result  (cost=0.06..0.07 rows=1 width=0)"
"  InitPlan"
"->  Limit  (cost=0.00..0.06 rows=1 width=8)"
"  ->  Index Scan using idx_table_log_date_only on table  
(cost=0.00..68272.93 rows=1215710 width=8)"

"Filter: (log_date IS NOT NULL)"

Am I doing something wrong or is this expected.

I tried the old method of

SELECT col FROM table ORDER BY col DESC LIMIT 1

But it does not work either.



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Re: [SQL] Partitioned tables not using index for min and max 8.2.7?

2009-07-02 Thread Tim Haak
Cool thanks then not something I'm doing wrong :). Is this going to be 
changed or is changed in a latter version of postgres. (Do I need to do 
and upgrade or write a work around :) )


Tom Lane wrote:

Tim Haak  writes:
  
I am running the following query again a partitioned table in 8.2.7. It 
does index scans which is unexpected as there are indexes for the 
log_date column.



The index min/max optimization only works on single tables at the
moment.  Sorry.

regards, tom lane

  


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