Re: First query is slow, subsequent queries fast - Mailing list pgsql-performance
From | Oleg Bartunov |
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Subject | Re: First query is slow, subsequent queries fast |
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Msg-id | Pine.GSO.4.63.0512071351390.13553@ra.sai.msu.su Whole thread Raw |
In response to | First query is slow, subsequent queries fast (Stephan Vollmer <svollmer@gmx.de>) |
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Re: First query is slow, subsequent queries fast
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List | pgsql-performance |
Stephan, you cache is too low :) Try to increase shared_buffers, for example, for 2Gb I'd set it to 100,000 On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Stephan Vollmer wrote: > Hi everybody! > > This is my first posting to this list and I'm quite a PostgreSQL > newbie. My question is: > > The first time I execute a query, it is very slow, but subsequent > queries are as fast as expected. I would be very glad if somebody > could explain why the first query is so slow and what I could do to > speed it up. > > The query operates on a tsearch2 indexed column, but I experienced > the same issue on other tables as well, so I don't think it's a > tsearch2 issue. > > To get a better overview of the queries and EXPLAIN outputs, I've > put them on a temporary website, together with the table definition > and my postgresql.conf: > > <http://dblp.dyndns.org:8080/dblptest/explain.jsp> > > I'm running PostgreSQL 8.1 on Windows XP SP2, Athlon64 3000+, 2 GB > RAM, 400 GB SATA HDD, 120 GB ATA HDD. The data reside on the first > HDD, the indexes in an index tablespace on the second HDD. > > In the example below, the first query is still quite fast compared > to others. Sometimes the first query takes up to 9000 ms (see > website). I've run VACUUM FULL, but it didn't seem to solve the problem. > > Thanks very much in advance, > > - Stephan > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Query: > -------------------------------------------------------- > SELECT keyword, overview > FROM publications > WHERE idx_fti @@ to_tsquery('default', 'linux & kernel') > ORDER BY rank_cd(idx_fti, 'linux & kernel') DESC; > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > EXPLAIN for first query: > -------------------------------------------------------- > Sort (cost=859.89..860.48 rows=237 width=299) (actual > time=1817.962..1817.971 rows=10 loops=1) > Sort Key: rank_cd(idx_fti, '''linux'' & ''kernel'''::tsquery) > -> Bitmap Heap Scan on publications (cost=3.83..850.54 rows=237 > width=299) (actual time=1817.839..1817.914 rows=10 loops=1) > Filter: (idx_fti @@ '''linux'' & ''kernel'''::tsquery) > -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_fti_idx (cost=0.00..3.83 > rows=237 width=0) (actual time=1817.792..1817.792 rows=10 loops=1) > Index Cond: (idx_fti @@ '''linux'' & ''kernel'''::tsquery) > Total runtime: 1818.068 ms > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > EXPLAIN for second query: > -------------------------------------------------------- > Sort (cost=859.89..860.48 rows=237 width=299) (actual > time=4.817..4.826 rows=10 loops=1) > Sort Key: rank_cd(idx_fti, '''linux'' & ''kernel'''::tsquery) > -> Bitmap Heap Scan on publications (cost=3.83..850.54 rows=237 > width=299) (actual time=4.727..4.769 rows=10 loops=1) > Filter: (idx_fti @@ '''linux'' & ''kernel'''::tsquery) > -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_fti_idx (cost=0.00..3.83 > rows=237 width=0) (actual time=4.675..4.675 rows=10 loops=1) > Index Cond: (idx_fti @@ '''linux'' & ''kernel'''::tsquery) > Total runtime: 4.914 ms > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > Regards, Oleg _____________________________________________________________ Oleg Bartunov, Research Scientist, Head of AstroNet (www.astronet.ru), Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Russia Internet: oleg@sai.msu.su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/ phone: +007(495)939-16-83, +007(495)939-23-83
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