Lenard, Rohan (Rohan) wrote:
I've read that indexes aren't used for COUNT(*) and I've noticed (7.3.x) with EXPLAIN that indexes never seem to be used on empty tables - is there any reason to have indexes on empty tables, or will postgresql never use them.
You could add a row, vacuum analyze, delete the row, etc.... Then you are fine until you vacuum analyze again ;-)
This is a feature designed to prevent really bad plans when you are loading tables with data. However, you are right. It can create bad plans sometimes.
Any chance one can eventually come up with a way to tell the planner that an empty table is expected not to grow? Otherwise, I can see nightmares in a data warehouse environment where you have an empty parent table...
Best Wishes, Chris Travers Metatron Technology Consulting
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