Re: Query Plan - Index Scan & Seq Scan - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Query Plan - Index Scan & Seq Scan
Date
Msg-id 11484.1115925096@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Query Plan - Index Scan & Seq Scan  (Prasanth <dbadmin@nqadmin.com>)
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Prasanth <dbadmin@nqadmin.com> writes:
> Seems like having int2 after code is doing the trick.
> Can you please explain the reasons behind this.

When you write "int2col > 2", the operator that is selected is int2-gt-int4.
However the index on an int2 column can only deal with int2-gt-int2.

8.0 generalized the index mechanism enough to allow int2 indexes to deal
with int2-gt-int4, but in earlier releases you have to take care to make
the constant an int2.

int8 columns have the same issue from the other direction ...

            regards, tom lane

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