Re: Indexing question - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Indexing question
Date
Msg-id 15992.1062165614@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Indexing question  ("Alexander Priem" <ap@cict.nl>)
List pgsql-performance
"Alexander Priem" <ap@cict.nl> writes:
> Does anyone know whether it is bad practise to have two indexes on the
> primary key of a table? (one 'primary key' index and one partial index)

It's a little unusual, but if you get enough performance boost from it
to justify the maintenance cost of the extra index, then I can't see
anything wrong with it.

The "if" is worth checking though.  I missed the start of this thread,
but what percentage of your rows do you expect to have null deleteddate?
Unless it's a pretty small percentage, I'm unconvinced that the extra
indexes will be worth their cost.

            regards, tom lane

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