Re: Delete query takes exorbitant amount of time - Mailing list pgsql-performance

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Karim A Nassar wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Simon Riggs wrote:
> > run the EXPLAIN after doing
> >     SET enable_seqscan = off
>
> The results I previously supplied were searching for a non-existent
> value, so I have provided output for both cases.
>
> ***
> *** Searching for non-existent value
> ***
>
> orfs=# PREPARE test2(int) AS SELECT 1 from measurement where
> orfs-# id_int_sensor_meas_type = $1 FOR UPDATE;
> PREPARE
> orfs=#  EXPLAIN ANALYZE EXECUTE TEST2(1);
>  QUERY PLAN
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Seq Scan on measurement
>     (cost=0.00..164559.16 rows=509478 width=6)
>     (actual time=6421.849..6421.849 rows=0 loops=1)
>    Filter: (id_int_sensor_meas_type = $1)
>  Total runtime: 6421.917 ms
> (3 rows)
>
> orfs=#  SET enable_seqscan = off;

I think you have to prepare with enable_seqscan=off, because it effects
how the query is planned and prepared.