Hello, I have quite systematically better performance with the text search when I disable the statistics collection for the tsvector column. So I wonder if such statistics ever make sense. Here a testcase: The table contains 200'000 tsvector, whereas the lexeme 'fooblablabla' exists in all tsvector: Without statistics, the planner decide as expected for the gin index. After analyze, it switch to a table scan which is also expected, but the query is 3 times slower. My first thought was that the Bitmap Heap Scan was really fast as the searched term is always at the first position. So I repeated the test with an additional search term at the last position, but without significant change: (result from the 6. test below) without analyze: http://explain.depesz.com/s/6At with analyze: http://explain.depesz.com/s/r3B best regards, Marc Mamin Here all my results, always one of the fastest from a few runs. CREATE TABLE tsv_test ( id bigserial NOT NULL, v tsvector ); <The code to fill the table with test data can be found below> The test query: explain analyze select id from tsv_test where v @@ 'lexeme3179'::tsquery UNION ALL select id from tsv_test where v @@ 'lexeme5'::tsquery UNION ALL select id from tsv_test where v @@ 'fooblablabla'::tsquery The results A) on first lexeme 1) without indexes without analyze: http://explain.depesz.com/s/bOv 2) alter table tsv_test add constraint tsv_test_pk primary key(id); http://explain.depesz.com/s/9QQ (same as previous); 3) create index tsv_gin on tsv_test using gin(v); http://explain.depesz.com/s/r4M <= fastest 4) ANALYZE tsv_test (id); http://explain.depesz.com/s/MyC (same as previous); 5) ANALYZE tsv_test; http://explain.depesz.com/s/qu3S B) on lastlexeme 6) create table tsv_test2 as select id, v||'zzthisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'::tsvector from tsv_test; explain analyze select id from tsv_test2 where v @@ 'zzthisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'::tsquery http://explain.depesz.com/s/6At ANALYZE tsv_test2; http://explain.depesz.com/s/r3B test data: insert into tsv_test (v) select cast('fooblablabla' || ' lexeme'||s%2|| ' lexeme'||s%3|| ' lexeme'||s%4|| ' lexeme'||s%4|| ' lexeme'||s%5|| ' lexeme'||s%6|| ' lexeme'||s%7|| ' lexeme'||s%8|| ' lexeme'||s%9|| ' lexeme'||s%10 || ' lexeme2'||s%11 || ' lexeme3'||s%12 || ' lexeme'||s%11 || ' lexeme2'||s%12 || ' lexeme3'||s%22 || ' lexeme'||s%12 || ' lexeme2'||s%13 || ' lexeme3'||s%32 || ' lexeme'||s%13 || ' lexeme2'||s%14 || ' lexeme3'||s%42 || ' lexeme'||s%14 || ' lexeme2'||s%15 || ' lexeme3'||s%52 || ' lexeme'||s%15 || ' lexeme2'||s%16 || ' lexeme3'||s%62 || ' lexeme'||s%16 || ' lexeme2'||s%17 || ' lexeme3'||s%72 || ' lexeme'||s%17 || ' lexeme2'||s%18 || ' lexeme3'||s%82 || ' lexeme'||s%18 || ' lexeme2'||s%19 || ' lexeme3'||s%92 || ' lexeme'||s%19 || ' lexeme2'||s%10 || ' lexeme3'||s%15 || ' lexeme'||s%12 || ' lexeme2'||s%71 || ' lexeme3'||s%16 || ' lexeme'||s%20 || ' lexeme2'||s%81 || ' lexeme3'||s%17 || ' lexeme'||s%35 || ' lexeme2'||s%91 || ' lexeme3'||s%18 || ' lexeme'||s%100 || ' lexeme2'||s%110 || ' lexeme3'||s%120 || ' lexeme'||s%110 || ' lexeme2'||s%120 || ' lexeme3'||s%220 || ' lexeme'||s%120 || ' lexeme2'||s%130 || ' lexeme3'||s%320 || ' lexeme'||s%130 || ' lexeme2'||s%140 || ' lexeme3'||s%420 || ' lexeme'||s%140 || ' lexeme2'||s%150 || ' lexeme3'||s%520 || ' lexeme'||s%150 || ' lexeme2'||s%160 || ' lexeme3'||s%620 || ' lexeme'||s%160 || ' lexeme2'||s%170 || ' lexeme3'||s%720 || ' lexeme'||s%170 || ' lexeme2'||s%180 || ' lexeme3'||s%820 || ' lexeme'||s%180 || ' lexeme2'||s%190 || ' lexeme3'||s%920 || ' lexeme'||s%190 || ' lexeme2'||s%100 || ' lexeme3'||s%150 || ' lexeme'||s%120 || ' lexeme2'||s%710 || ' lexeme3'||s%160 || ' lexeme'||s%200 || ' lexeme2'||s%810 || ' lexeme3'||s%170 || ' lexeme'||s%350 || ' lexeme2'||s%910 || ' lexeme3'||s%180 as tsvector) FROM generate_series(1,100000) s UNION ALL select cast('fooblablabla' || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%2|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%3|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%4|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%4|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%5|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%6|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%7|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%8|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%9|| ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%10 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%11 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%12 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%11 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%12 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%22 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%12 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%13 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%32 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%13 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%14 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%42 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%14 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%15 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%52 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%15 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%16 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%62 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%16 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%17 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%72 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%17 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%18 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%82 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%18 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%19 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%92 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%19 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%10 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%15 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%12 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%71 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%16 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%20 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%81 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%17 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%35 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%91 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%18 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%100 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%110 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%120 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%110 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%120 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%220 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%120 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%130 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%320 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%130 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%140 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%420 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%140 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%150 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%520 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%150 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%160 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%620 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%160 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%170 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%720 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%170 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%180 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%820 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%180 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%190 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%920 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%190 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%100 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%150 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%120 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%710 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%160 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%200 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%810 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%170 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme'||s%350 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme2'||s%910 || ' thisisalongerlexemethisisalongerlexeme3'||s%180 as tsvector) FROM generate_series(1,100000) s -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
