Re: finding unused indexes? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: finding unused indexes?
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Msg-id 15003.1192023359@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: finding unused indexes?  ("George Pavlov" <gpavlov@mynewplace.com>)
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"George Pavlov" <gpavlov@mynewplace.com> writes:
> so is it safe to say that an index that has
> pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_scan, pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_tup_read, and
> pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_tup_fetch all equal to 0 has not been used
> (since stats have been reset)?

> i have a bunch of those and all of them have
> pg_statio_user_indexes.idx_blks_read > 0 and most of those have
> pg_statio_user_indexes.idx_blks_hit > 0. when/why would that happen?

You have stats_block_level turned on, but not stats_tuple_level?
You have a lot of searches that find no rows?
        regards, tom lane


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