Hi,
On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 10:04:05AM +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
>The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
>Bug reference: 16377
>Logged by: Yunfeng Wang
>Email address: kingyzf@outlook.com
>PostgreSQL version: 11.6
>Operating system: Centos 7.6
>Description:
>
>select stuck when use order by and limit 1 if order-by-field has one
>index:
>and possibility is high if result has no records, otherwise possibility is
>low;
>if no "limit 1" or no index on column pay_date, no problem;
>
>sql:
>select * from
>(select ( case when pre_pay is null then 0 else pre_pay end ) as "PRE_PAY"
>
>from inpatientprepay
>where cancel='0'
>and ehrid=4
>order by pay_date desc
>) as t
>limit 1
>;
>other info: the inpatientprepay table has nine million records, I think
>it's stuck because if no limit 1 ,speed is ok;
>
I think we need to see execution plans for both queries.
Also, when you say "stuck" what does that mean? Does it mean it's
waiting on a lock, or is it doing something but not producing results?
Or what?
regards
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