Re: strange - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Greg Smith
Subject Re: strange
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Msg-id 4BA7977A.5030209@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: strange  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: strange  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: strange  (Szymon Guz <mabewlun@gmail.com>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
Szymon Guz <mabewlun@gmail.com> writes: 
I've got a simple query. When I use explain analyze it lasts 7 times slower.
Why?   
You've got a machine where gettimeofday() is really slow.  This is
common on cheap PC hardware :-( 

I'd be curious to know more about the hardware and operating system Szymon is using if you suspect this is the case.  I keep hearing about systems where this is slow, but despite claims that they're common I've never actually seen one.

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