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Re: Any better plan for this query?..

From: Matthew Wakeling
Subject: Re: Any better plan for this query?..
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Msg-id: alpine.DEB.2.00.0905191159530.2341@aragorn.flymine.org
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Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Craig Ringer, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Chris, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Richard Huxton, )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Craig Ringer, )
      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Kenneth Marshall, )
       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Matthew Wakeling, )
      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Kenneth Marshall, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Heikki Linnakangas, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
        Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Tom Lane, )
          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Aidan Van Dyk, )
          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Alvaro Herrera, )
            Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
             Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri Fontaine, )
              Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
               Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
               Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Heikki Linnakangas, )
                Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Dave Dutcher", )
                       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                        Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
                         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
                           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                            Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
                      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                        Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Tom Lane, )
                       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                        Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Matthew Wakeling, )
                         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Matthew Wakeling, )
                           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Scott Carey, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
                        Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Tom Lane, )
                         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Tom Lane, )
                           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
                            Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                             Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
                              Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Scott Carey, )
                      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                       Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Scott Carey, )
                        Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                         Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Scott Carey, )
                          Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
               Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
                  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Kevin Grittner", )
                   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Joshua D. Drake", )
                    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
                    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
               Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Stefan Kaltenbrunner, )
                Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Stefan Kaltenbrunner, )
                  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Matthew Wakeling, )
                   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Matthew Wakeling, )
                     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Stefan Kaltenbrunner, )
                     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Tom Lane, )
                      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
                  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Joshua D. Drake", )
           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Heikki Linnakangas, )
            Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
           Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Andres Freund, )
            Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Alvaro Herrera, )
             Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Scott Carey, )
              Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
               Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Scott Carey, )
                Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri Fontaine, )
                 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
                 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
                Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Gregory Stark, )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Matthew Wakeling, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Tom Lane, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Greg Stark, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Joshua D. Drake", )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Aidan Van Dyk, )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Stephen Frost, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Glenn Maynard, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Kevin Grittner", )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Kevin Grittner", )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri Fontaine, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Alvaro Herrera, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Robert Haas, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Richard Huxton, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  ("Albe Laurenz", )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Kenneth Marshall, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Merlin Moncure, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
    Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Richard Huxton, )
     Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Ries van Twisk, )
      Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Kenneth Marshall, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
   Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Kenneth Marshall, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Dimitri, )
  Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Alvaro Herrera, )
 Re: Any better plan for this query?..  (Simon Riggs, ) 
On Tue, 19 May 2009, Simon Riggs wrote:
> Both plans for this query show an IndexScan on a two column-index, with
> an Index Condition of equality on the leading column. The ORDER BY
> specifies a sort by the second index column, so the top-level Sort is
> superfluous in this case.
>
> My understanding is that we don't currently eliminate superfluous
> additional sorts of this kind. Now I know that is a hard subject, but it
> seems straightforward to consider interesting sort order equivalence
> when we have constant equality constraints.

Yes, Postgres has been missing the boat on this one for a while. +1 on
requesting this feature.

Speaking of avoiding large sorts, I'd like to push again for partial
sorts. This is the situation where an index provides data sorted by column
"a", and the query requests data sorted by "a, b". Currently, Postgres
sorts the entire data set, whereas it need only group each set of
identical "a" and sort each by "b".

Matthew

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