# dev@archonet.com / 2005-07-13 14:09:34 +0100:
> Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > callrec32=# \d fix.files
> > Table "fix.files"
> > Column | Type | Modifiers
> > --------+------------------------+-----------
> > dir | character varying(255) |
> > base | character varying(255) |
> > Indexes:
> > "base_storename_idx" btree (base, ((((dir)::text || '/'::text) ||
> > (base)::text)))
> > "ff_baseonly_idx" btree (base)
> > "ff_storename_idx" btree (((((dir)::text || '/'::text) ||
> > (base)::text)))
> >
> > callrec32=# explain select fd.base from fix.dups fd join fix.files ff
> > using (base);
> > QUERY PLAN
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Hash Join (cost=5340.00..292675.06 rows=176161 width=44)
> > Hash Cond: (("outer".base)::text = ("inner".base)::text)
> > -> Seq Scan on files ff (cost=0.00..117301.58 rows=5278458
> > width=41)
> > -> Hash (cost=3436.60..3436.60 rows=176160 width=44)
> > -> Seq Scan on dups fd (cost=0.00..3436.60 rows=176160
> > width=44)
> > (5 rows)
> What happens to the plan if you SET enable_seqscan=false; first? It's
> presumably getting the row-estimate right, so unless there's terrible
> correlation on "base" in the files table I can only assume it's getting
> the cost estimates horribly wrong.
callrec32=# SET enable_seqscan=false;
SET
callrec32=# explain select fd.base from fix.dups fd join fix.files ff using
(base);
QUERY PLAN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nested Loop (cost=0.00..1066990.93 rows=176161 width=44)
-> Index Scan using dups_base_key on dups fd (cost=0.00..5570.86
rows=176160 width=44)
-> Index Scan using ff_baseonly_idx on files ff (cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1
width=41)
Index Cond: (("outer".base)::text = (ff.base)::text)
(4 rows)
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