Sean Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Now - here is prod:

> db=> select count(1) from u_counts;
>    count
> ---------
>   3292215
> (1 row)


>           ->  Seq Scan on u_counts c  (cost=0.00..444744.45  
> rows=1106691 width=4) (actual time=1429.996..7893.178 rows=1036015  
> loops=1)
>                 Filter: (stamp > (now() - '1 day'::interval))

Given that this scan actually is selecting about a third of the table,
I'm not sure that the planner is doing the wrong thing.  It's hard to
see how an indexscan would be an improvement.

[ thinks for a bit... ]  Actually, the problem might be the 3M
executions of now() and interval subtraction that you get in the seqscan
case.  What results do you get if you write it with a sub-select like this:

explain analyze SELECT node,count(*) AS counts FROM u_counts  
c,res r WHERE c.res_id=r.id AND stamp > (SELECT current_timestamp - interval  
'1 day') AND r.rtype='udns' AND r.location=1 GROUP BY node;

                        regards, tom lane

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