Re: index selection by query planner - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: index selection by query planner
Date
Msg-id 200506201334.48766.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to index selection by query planner  (Rohit Gaddi <rohitgaddi@yahoo.co.in>)
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Rohit,

> I have a table with two indices on the same column, one of which is a
> partial index. I would like the query planner to use the partial index
> whenever the query condition lies in the range of the partial index as it
> would yield better performance. Is there any way to enforce the ordering
> for the indices? How does the query planner decide which index to use when
> a particular query is fired?  'Explain Analyze' showed the total index
> being used in a situation that could be fulfiled by the partial index.

Please post the query, the table and index definitions, and the EXPLAIN
ANALYZE to the PGSQL-PERFORMANCE mailing list.  Thanks!

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco


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