On 26-Sep-2009, at 10:16 PM, Claus Guttesen wrote:
>> I have a big performance problem in my SQL select query:
>>
>> ========================================
>> select * from event where user_id in
>>
(500,499,498,497,496,495,494,493,492,491,490,489,488,487,486,485,484,483,482,481,480,479,478,477,476,475,474,473,472,471,470,469,468,467,466,465,464,463,462,461,460,459,458,457,456,455,454,453,452,451,450,449,448,447,446,445,444,443,442,441,440,439,438,437,436,435,434,433,432,431,430,429,428,427,426,425,424,423,422,421,420,419,418,417,416,415,414,413,412,411,410,409,408,407,406,405,404,403,402,401
>> ,
>>
400,399,398,397,396,395,394,393,392,391,390,389,388,387,386,385,384,383,382,381,380,379,378,377,376,375,374,373,372,371,370,369,368,367,366,365,364,363,362,361,360,359,358,357,356,355,354,353,352,351,350,349,348,347,346,345,344,343,342,341,340,339,338,337,336,335,334,333,332,331,330,329,328,327,326,325,324,323,322,321,320,319,318,317,316,315,314,313,312,311,310,309,308,307,306,305,304,303,302,301
>> ,
>>
300,299,298,297,296,295,294,293,292,291,290,289,288,287,286,285,284,283,282,281,280,279,278,277,276,275,274,273,272,271,270,269,268,267,266,265,264,263,262,261,260,259,258,257,256,255,254,253,252,251,250,249,248,247,246,245,244,243,242,241,240,239,238,237,236,235,234,233,232,231,230,229,228,227,226,225,224,223,222,221,220,219,218,217,216,215,214,213,212,211,210,209,208,207,206,205,204,203,202,201
>> ,
>>
200,199,198,197,196,195,194,193,192,191,190,189,188,187,186,185,184,183,182,181,180,179,178,177,176,175,174,173,172,171,170,169,168,167,166,165,164,163,162,161,160,159,158,157,156,155,154,153,152,151,150,149,148,147,146,145,144,143,142,141,140,139,138,137,136,135,134,133,132,131,130,129,128,127,126,125,124,123,122,121,120,119,118,117,116,115,114,113,112,111,110,109,108,107,106,105,104,103,102,101
>> ,
>>
100,99,98,97,96,95,94,93,92,91,90,89,88,87,86,85,84,83,82,81,80,79,78,77,76,75,74,73,72,71,70,69,68,67,66,65,64,63,62,61,60,59,58,57,56,55,54,53,52,51,50,49,48,47,46,45,44,43,42,41,40,39,38,37,36,35,34,33,32,31,30,29,28,27,26,25,24,23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0
>> );
>> ========================================
>
> What happens if you change the query to
>
> select * from event where user_id >= 0 and user_id <= 500;
or select * from event where user_id <= 500; :)
Besides, your index seem quite huge >2G, and it usually takes some
time to process the result, even though it's already indexed with btree.
>
> ? :-)
>
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> Claus
>
> When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom,
> the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.
>
> Shakespeare
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