Is this alright?
> QUERY PLAN
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------
> Sort (cost=390162.53..390162.54 rows=3 width=567) (actual time=106045.453..106 078.238 rows=80963 loops=1)
> Sort Key: rec.startdatetime, rec.id
> Sort Method: quicksort Memory: 43163kB
> -> Nested Loop IN Join (cost=360360.86..390162.51 rows=3 width=567) (actual time=41205.683..105523.303 rows=80963 loops=1)
> Join Filter: ((rec.parentguid)::text = (resolve.resolve)::text)
> -> Nested Loop (cost=360360.86..389999.01 rows=3 width=567) (actual time=41127.859..105256.069 rows=80963 loops=1)
> Join Filter: ((rec.guid)::text = (status.guid)::text)
> -> HashAggregate (cost=360360.86..360405.96 rows=3608 width=16) (actual time=41089.852..41177.137 rows=80000 loops=1)
> -> Hash Join (cost=335135.05..354817.67 rows=1108637 widt h=16) (actual time=36401.247..38505.042 rows=4000000 loops=1)
> Hash Cond: ((getcurrentguids.getcurrentguids)::text = (status.guid)::text)
> -> Function Scan on getcurrentguids (cost=0.00..260 .00 rows=1000 width=32) (actual time=1009.161..1029.849 rows=80000 loops=1)
> -> Hash (cost=285135.53..285135.53 rows=3999962 wid th=16) (actual time=35391.697..35391.697 rows=4000000 loops=1)
> -> Seq Scan on status (cost=0.00..2 85135.53 rows=3999962 width=16) (actual time=5.095..32820.746 rows=4000000 loops =1)
> Filter: (startdatetime -> Index Scan using index_status_startdatetime on status rec (cost=0.00..8.15 rows=3 width=414) (actual time=0.796..0.797 r ows=1 loops=80000)
> Index Cond: (rec.startdatetime = (max(status.startdatetime)))
> -> Function Scan on resolve (cost=0.00..260.00 rows=1000 width=32) (a ctual time=0.001..0.001 rows=1 loops=80963)
> Total runtime: 106227.356 ms
> (18 rows)
>
On Aug 6, 2009 2:30pm, wkipjohn@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> Yes I did that. And you are right because I restart my machine, so the postgres cache is empty. And I think postgresql is reading all 1.8GB of data back into the cache when it does a seq scan on the status table.
>
> QUERY PLAN
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------
> Sort (cost=390162.53..390162.54 rows=3 width=567) (actual time=106045.453..106 078.238 rows=80963 loops=1)
> Sort Key: rec.startdatetime, rec.id
> Sort Method: quicksort Memory: 43163kB
> -> Nested Loop IN Join (cost=360360.86..390162.51 rows=3 width=567) (actual time=41205.683..105523.303 rows=80963 loops=1)
> Join Filter: ((rec.parentguid)::text = (resolve.resolve)::text)
> -> Nested Loop (cost=360360.86..389999.01 rows=3 width=567) (actual time=41127.859..105256.069 rows=80963 loops=1)
> Join Filter: ((rec.guid)::text = (status.guid)::text)
> -> HashAggregate (cost=360360.86..360405.96 rows=3608 width=16) (actual time=41089.852..41177.137 rows=80000 loops=1)
> -> Hash Join (cost=335135.05..354817.67 rows=1108637 widt h=16) (actual time=36401.247..38505.042 rows=4000000 loops=1)
> Hash Cond: ((getcurrentguids.getcurrentguids)::text = (status.guid)::text)
> -> Function Scan on getcurrentguids (cost=0.00..260 .00 rows=1000 width=32) (actual time=1009.161..1029.849 rows=80000 loops=1)
> -> Hash (cost=285135.53..285135.53 rows=3999962 wid th=16) (actual time=35391.697..35391.697 rows=4000000 loops=1)
> -> Seq Scan on status (cost=0.00..2 85135.53 rows=3999962 width=16) (actual time=5.095..32820.746 rows=4000000 loops =1)
> Filter: (startdatetime -> Index Scan using index_status_startdatetime on status rec (cost=0.00..8.15 rows=3 width=414) (actual time=0.796..0.797 r ows=1 loops=80000)
> Index Cond: (rec.startdatetime = (max(status.startdatetime)))
> -> Function Scan on resolve (cost=0.00..260.00 rows=1000 width=32) (a ctual time=0.001..0.001 rows=1 loops=80963)
> Total runtime: 106227.356 ms
> (18 rows)
>
>
>
> On Aug 6, 2009 2:19pm, Scott Marlowe scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Ip Wing Kin Johnwkipjohn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a database (699221). It contains of 1.8GB data (707710). I am
> >
> > > doing a complex query. Which required to load a 80MB index (732287).
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I restarted Postgresql so the cache is empty and it has to read the
> >
> > > table and index from disk. Which I understand is an expensive process.
> >
> > > But what I don't understand is even I split the index into a different
> >
> > > tablespace located on a completely separate disk (mounted on /hdd2)
> >
> > > there is still a very long I/O wait time. That index is only thing
> >
> > > exist on that disk. Any idea why? Or any way I can find out what it is
> >
> > > waiting for? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > OK before DTrace, did you run explain analyze on the query? I think
> >
> > the output of that would be interesting.
> >
> >
> >
> > Looking at the DTrace output it looks to me like you're reading at
> >
> > least one > 1GB table. since you're accessing a file with a .1 on it.
> >
