Re: Query Optimization - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Query Optimization
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Msg-id 15817.1243453985@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Query Optimization  (Zach Calvert <zachcalvert@hemerasoftware.com>)
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Zach Calvert <zachcalvert@hemerasoftware.com> writes:
> I've added the leaderboardid, score index and it still does the
> sequential scan.  I'm going to try inserting a few hundred thousand
> rows and seeing if it switches to index scan.

You didn't answer the critical question, which is what fraction of the
table rows this query selects.  If it's a large fraction then the
planner never will switch to indexscan, no matter what the table size
--- and it'll be doing the right thing.  Indexscans aren't magic.

            regards, tom lane

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