Re: [Fwd: query efficiency - Can I speed it up?]

psql (PostgreSQL) 8.0.3

Thanks, I'll try an upgrade.

Tom Lane wrote:
> ann hedley <ann.hedley@ed.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> Can anyone tell me if/how I can speed up this query?
>>
>
> Try a newer version of Postgres --- I think 8.1 is the first one that
> can make decent use of that two-column index in this type of query.
> Notice that in the plan, only the "go_term" column is being checked
> in the index condition:
>
>
>>          ->  Index Scan using gotcha_go_term_sp_id on gotcha
>> (cost=0.00..46809.29 rows=232 width=32)
>>                Index Cond: ((gotcha.go_term)::text =
>> ("outer".go_term)::text)
>>                Filter: (((spid)::text = 'ALP'::text) OR ((spid)::text =
>> 'ASP'::text) OR ((spid)::text = 'DIP'::text) OR ((spid)::text =
>> 'GPP'::text))
>>
>
> I take it from the enormous cost that there are going to be lots of rows
> with the same go_term, and it's the spid filter that is cutting it down
> to a reasonable number of rows ... but this plan is going to visit the
> heap for every row matching go_term, because the planner isn't smart
> enough to fold the OR'd restriction clause together with the join
> clause to make an index condition.  It applies it as a "filter" instead
> which is way way slower in this situation.  I can't tell exactly which
> PG release you're using, but it's definitely older than 8.1.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
>


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Ann

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