Re: [GENERAL] Fast join - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Fast join
Date
Msg-id 199906291650.MAA05952@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Fast join  (Leon <leon@udmnet.ru>)
List pgsql-general
> But look here:
> -------------
> adb=> EXPLAIN  SELECT * FROM atable WHERE atable.cfield = btable.cfield AND
> atable.afield IN (SELECT btable.bfield WHERE  btable.bfield=10);
> NOTICE:  QUERY PLAN:
>
> Hash Join  (cost=1483.00 rows=10000 width=24)
>   ->  Seq Scan on atable  (cost=399.00 rows=10000 width=20)
>         SubPlan
>           ->  Index Scan using gindex on btable  (cost=2.05 rows=1 width=4)
>   ->  Hash  (cost=399.00 rows=10000 width=4)
>         ->  Seq Scan on btable  (cost=399.00 rows=10000 width=4)
> -------------

You can't use in index here because an IN is not selective, or if it is,
there is way for the optimizer to know this.


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