Re: slow seqscan

tried the

enable_seqscan = false

and I'm having all index scans, timing has improved from 600ms to 18ms

wondering what other implications I might expect.




Edoardo Ceccarelli ha scritto:

>
>> What happens if you go:
>>
>> CREATE INDEX annuncio400_rubric_testo_idx ON annuncio400(rubric,
>> LOWER(testo));
>>
>> or even just:
>>
>> CREATE INDEX annuncio400_rubric_testo_idx ON annuncio400(LOWER(testo));
>>
> I wasn't able to make this 2 field index with lower:
>
> dba400=# CREATE INDEX annuncio400_rubric_testo_idx ON
> annuncio400(rubric, LOWER(testo));
> ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "(" at character 71
>
> seems impossible to creat 2 field indexes with lower function.
>
> The other one does not make it use the index.
>
>
>>> But the strangest thing ever is that if I change the filter with
>>> another one that represent a smaller amount of data  it uses the
>>> index scan!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> What's strange about that?  The less data is going to be retrieved,
>> the more likely postgres is to use the index.
>>
> can't understand this policy:
>
> dba400=# SELECT count(*) from annuncio400 where rubric='DD';
> count
> -------
>  6753
> (1 row)
>
> dba400=# SELECT count(*) from annuncio400 where rubric='MA';
> count
> -------
>  2165
> (1 row)
>
> so it's using the index on 2000 rows and not for 6000?  it's not that
> big difference, isn't it?
>
>
>> I suggest maybe increasing the amount of stats recorded for your
>> rubrik column:
>>
>> ALTER TABLE annuncio400 ALTER rubrik SET STATISTICS 100;
>> ANALYZE annuncio400;
>>
> done, almost the same, still not using index
>
>> You could also try reducing the random_page_cost value in your
>> postgresql.conf a little, say to 3 (if it's currently 4).  That will
>> make postgres more likely to use index scans over seq scans.
>>
>
> changed the setting on postgresql.conf, restarted the server,
> nothing has changed.
>
> what about setting this to false?
> #enable_seqscan = true
>
> thanks again
> Edoardo
>
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