Hi all,
running a 7.4.5 engine, I'm facing this bad plan:

empdb=# explain analyze SELECT 
name,url,descr,request_status,url_status,size_mb,estimated_start,request_time_stamp
empdb-#                    FROM v_sc_user_request
empdb-#                    WHERE
empdb-#                         login = 'babinow1'
empdb-#                    LIMIT 10 ;
                                                                                
                    QUERY PLAN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Limit  (cost=1716.38..1716.39 rows=1 width=232) (actual 
time=52847.239..52847.322 rows=10 loops=1)
   ->  Subquery Scan v_sc_user_request  (cost=1716.38..1716.39 rows=1 
width=232) (actual time=52847.234..52847.301 rows=10 loops=1)
         ->  Sort  (cost=1716.38..1716.39 rows=1 width=201) (actual 
time=52847.219..52847.227 rows=10 loops=1)
               Sort Key: sr.id_sat_request
               ->  Nested Loop Left Join  (cost=1478.82..1716.37 rows=1 
width=201) (actual time=3254.483..52847.064 rows=31 loops=1)
                     Join Filter: ("outer".id_package = "inner".id_package)
                     ->  Nested Loop  (cost=493.09..691.55 rows=1 width=193) 
(actual time=347.665..940.582 rows=31 loops=1)
                           ->  Nested Loop  (cost=493.09..688.49 rows=1 
width=40) (actual time=331.446..505.628 rows=31 loops=1)
                                 Join Filter: ("inner".id_user = 
"outer".id_user)
                                 ->  Index Scan using user_login_login_key on 
user_login ul  (cost=0.00..4.00 rows=2 width=16) (actual time=12.065..12.071 
rows=1 loops=1)
                                       Index Cond: ((login)::text = 
'babinow1'::text)
                                 ->  Materialize  (cost=493.09..531.37 
rows=7656 width=28) (actual time=167.654..481.813 rows=8363 loops=1)
                                       ->  Seq Scan on sat_request sr  
(cost=0.00..493.09 rows=7656 width=28) (actual time=167.644..467.344 rows=8363 
loops=1)
                                             Filter: (request_time > (now() - 
'1 mon'::interval))
                           ->  Index Scan using url_pkey on url u  
(cost=0.00..3.05 rows=1 width=161) (actual time=13.994..14.000 rows=1 loops=31)
                                 Index Cond: ("outer".id_url = u.id_url)
                     ->  Subquery Scan vsp  (cost=985.73..1016.53 rows=1103 
width=12) (actual time=25.328..1668.754 rows=493 loops=31)
                           ->  Merge Join  (cost=985.73..1011.01 rows=1103 
width=130) (actual time=25.321..1666.666 rows=493 loops=31)
                                 Merge Cond: ("outer".id_program = 
"inner".id_program)
                                 ->  Sort  (cost=20.74..20.97 rows=93 width=19) 
(actual time=0.385..0.431 rows=47 loops=31)
                                       Sort Key: programs.id_program
                                       ->  Seq Scan on programs  
(cost=0.00..17.70 rows=93 width=19) (actual time=0.022..11.709 rows=48 loops=1)
                                             Filter: (id_program <> 0)
                                 ->  Sort  (cost=964.99..967.75 rows=1102 
width=115) (actual time=14.592..15.218 rows=493 loops=31)
                                       Sort Key: sequences.id_program
                                       ->  Merge Join  (cost=696.16..909.31 
rows=1102 width=115) (actual time=79.717..451.495 rows=493 loops=1)
                                             Merge Cond: ("outer".id_package = 
"inner".id_package)
                                             ->  Merge Left Join  
(cost=0.00..186.59 rows=1229 width=103) (actual time=0.101..366.854 rows=1247 
loops=1)
                                                   Merge Cond: 
("outer".id_package = "inner".id_package)
                                                   ->  Index Scan using 
packages_pkey on packages p  (cost=0.00..131.04 rows=1229 width=103) (actual 
time=0.048..163.503 rows=1247 loops=1)
                                                   ->  Index Scan using 
package_security_id_package_key on package_security ps  (cost=0.00..46.83 
rows=855 width=4) (actual time=0.022..178.599 rows=879 loops=1)
                                             ->  Sort  (cost=696.16..705.69 
rows=3812 width=16) (actual time=79.582..79.968 rows=493 loops=1)
                                                   Sort Key: 
sequences.id_package
                                                   ->  Seq Scan on sequences  
(cost=0.00..469.42 rows=3812 width=16) (actual time=0.012..78.863 rows=493 
loops=1)
                                                         Filter: 
(estimated_start IS NOT NULL)
 Total runtime: 52878.516 ms
(36 rows)


Disabling the nestloop then the execution time become more affordable:

empdb=# set enable_nestloop = false;
SET
empdb=# explain analyze SELECT 
name,url,descr,request_status,url_status,size_mb,estimated_start,request_time_stamp
empdb-#                    FROM v_sc_user_request
empdb-#                    WHERE
empdb-#                         login = 'babinow1'
empdb-#                    LIMIT 10 ;
                                                                                
                       QUERY PLAN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Limit  (cost=4467.64..4467.65 rows=1 width=232) (actual 
time=7091.233..7091.289 rows=10 loops=1)
   ->  Subquery Scan v_sc_user_request  (cost=4467.64..4467.65 rows=1 
width=232) (actual time=7091.228..7091.272 rows=10 loops=1)
         ->  Sort  (cost=4467.64..4467.64 rows=1 width=201) (actual 
time=7091.216..7091.221 rows=10 loops=1)
               Sort Key: sr.id_sat_request
               ->  Merge Left Join  (cost=4462.07..4467.63 rows=1 width=201) 
(actual time=6377.732..7091.067 rows=31 loops=1)
                     Merge Cond: ("outer".id_package = "inner".id_package)
                     ->  Sort  (cost=3389.81..3389.81 rows=1 width=193) (actual 
time=1338.759..1338.814 rows=31 loops=1)
                           Sort Key: sr.id_package
                           ->  Merge Join  (cost=3285.05..3389.80 rows=1 
width=193) (actual time=1318.877..1338.651 rows=31 loops=1)
                                 Merge Cond: ("outer".id_url = "inner".id_url)
                                 ->  Sort  (cost=1029.26..1029.26 rows=1 
width=40) (actual time=703.085..703.113 rows=31 loops=1)
                                       Sort Key: sr.id_url
                                       ->  Merge Join  (cost=991.00..1029.25 
rows=1 width=40) (actual time=702.740..702.984 rows=31 loops=1)
                                             Merge Cond: ("outer".id_user = 
"inner".id_user)
                                             ->  Sort  (cost=986.99..1006.13 
rows=7656 width=28) (actual time=648.559..655.302 rows=8041 loops=1)
                                                   Sort Key: sr.id_user
                                                   ->  Seq Scan on sat_request 
sr  (cost=0.00..493.09 rows=7656 width=28) (actual time=201.968..614.631 
rows=8363 loops=1)
                                                         Filter: (request_time 
> (now() - '1 mon'::interval))
                                             ->  Sort  (cost=4.01..4.02 rows=2 
width=16) (actual time=35.252..35.282 rows=1 loops=1)
                                                   Sort Key: ul.id_user
                                                   ->  Index Scan using 
user_login_login_key on user_login ul  (cost=0.00..4.00 rows=2 width=16) 
(actual time=35.214..35.221 rows=1 loops=1)
                                                         Index Cond: 
((login)::text = 'babinow1'::text)
                                 ->  Sort  (cost=2255.79..2308.95 rows=21264 
width=161) (actual time=587.664..602.490 rows=21250 loops=1)
                                       Sort Key: u.id_url
                                       ->  Seq Scan on url u  
(cost=0.00..727.32 rows=21264 width=161) (actual time=0.026..418.586 rows=21264 
loops=1)
                     ->  Sort  (cost=1072.27..1075.03 rows=1103 width=12) 
(actual time=5015.761..5016.092 rows=493 loops=1)
                           Sort Key: vsp.id_package
                           ->  Subquery Scan vsp  (cost=985.73..1016.53 
rows=1103 width=12) (actual time=898.876..5014.570 rows=494 loops=1)
                                 ->  Merge Join  (cost=985.73..1011.01 
rows=1103 width=130) (actual time=898.869..5011.954 rows=494 loops=1)
                                       Merge Cond: ("outer".id_program = 
"inner".id_program)
                                       ->  Sort  (cost=20.74..20.97 rows=93 
width=19) (actual time=29.669..29.708 rows=47 loops=1)
                                             Sort Key: programs.id_program
                                             ->  Seq Scan on programs  
(cost=0.00..17.70 rows=93 width=19) (actual time=0.035..29.525 rows=48 loops=1)
                                                   Filter: (id_program <> 0)
                                       ->  Sort  (cost=964.99..967.75 rows=1102 
width=115) (actual time=868.619..869.286 rows=494 loops=1)
                                             Sort Key: sequences.id_program
                                             ->  Merge Join  
(cost=696.16..909.31 rows=1102 width=115) (actual time=44.820..867.649 rows=494 
loops=1)
                                                   Merge Cond: 
("outer".id_package = "inner".id_package)
                                                   ->  Merge Left Join  
(cost=0.00..186.59 rows=1229 width=103) (actual time=19.563..835.352 rows=1248 
loops=1)
                                                         Merge Cond: 
("outer".id_package = "inner".id_package)
                                                         ->  Index Scan using 
packages_pkey on packages p  (cost=0.00..131.04 rows=1229 width=103) (actual 
time=12.796..457.520 rows=1248 loops=1)
                                                         ->  Index Scan using 
package_security_id_package_key on package_security ps  (cost=0.00..46.83 
rows=855 width=4) (actual time=6.703..283.944 rows=879 loops=1)
                                                   ->  Sort  
(cost=696.16..705.69 rows=3812 width=16) (actual time=25.222..25.705 rows=494 
loops=1)
                                                         Sort Key: 
sequences.id_package
                                                         ->  Seq Scan on 
sequences  (cost=0.00..469.42 rows=3812 width=16) (actual time=0.017..24.412 
rows=494 loops=1)
                                                               Filter: 
(estimated_start IS NOT NULL)
 Total runtime: 7104.946 ms
(47 rows)






May I know wich parameter may I tune in order to avoid to "disable" the nested 
loop ?



Regards
Gaetano Mendola







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