Re: procedure takes much more time than its query statement

On 11/01/2011 10:01 PM, Sabin Coanda wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have the function:
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "Test"( ... )
> RETURNS SETOF record AS
> $BODY$
> BEGIN
>   RETURN QUERY
>    SELECT ...;
> END;
> $BODY$
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' STABLE
>
> The function call takes about 5 minute to proceed, but using directly its
> query statement, after replacing the arguments with the same values, it
> takes just 5 seconds !
>
> I repeat the test several times and the duration is the same.
>
> What is wrong ?
>
Is it also slow if, outside PL/PgSQL in a regular psql session, you
PREPARE the query, then EXECUTE it?

If so, you're being bitten by a generic query plan. The server does a
better job when it knows what parameter is used when it's planning the
statement. To work around it, you can use the PL/PgSQL 'EXECUTE ...
USING ...' statement to force a re-plan of the statement for every time
it's run.

--
Craig Ringer