Re: Indexes not always used after inserts/updates/vacuum analyze

Reinhard Max <max@suse.de> writes:
> I've just found a case where forcing indexscans results in much higher
> speed.

>         ->  Index Scan using foo_pkey on foo
>         (cost=0.00..25153.18 rows=352072 width=4)
>         (actual time=0.03..157.57 rows=38432 loops=1)

The major estimation error is evidently in this indexscan.  What
statistics does pg_stats show for this table?

            regards, tom lane