space for optimalization: DISTINCT without index - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Pavel Stehule
Subject space for optimalization: DISTINCT without index
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Msg-id BAY20-F59CECE51E0306DA4DE864F9460@phx.gbl
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Responses Re: space for optimalization: DISTINCT without index  (Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>)
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Hello

I did some test and I can see so DISTINCT works well on indexed columns, but 
is slow on derived tables without indexes. If I use without distinct group 
by I get much better times.

SELECT DISTINCT a, b FROM tab
SELECT a,b FROM tab GROUP BY a, b.

Can You Explain it.

Thank You
Pavel Stehule

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