Again the same cost. hashes=# SELECT name, setting, reset_val FROM pg_settings WHERE setting <> reset_val; name | setting | reset_val -------------------------+----------------+----------- archive_command | (disabled) | enable_bitmapscan | off | on enable_indexscan | off | on enable_seqscan | off | on log_file_mode | 0600 | 384 random_page_cost | 1 | 4 transaction_isolation | read committed | default unix_socket_permissions | 0777 | 511 (8 rows) hashes=# explain analyse verbose select name, count(name) as cnt from hashcheck group by name order by name desc; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GroupAggregate (cost=10000000000.00..10000596612.97 rows=200 width=32) (actual time=0.136..7272.240 rows=4001 loops=1) Output: name, count(name) -> Index Only Scan using hashcheck_name_rev_idx on public.hashcheck (cost=10000000000.00..10000466660.96 rows=25990002 width=32) (act ual time=0.121..3624.624 rows=25990002 loops=1) Output: name Heap Fetches: 0 Total runtime: 7272.735 ms (6 rows) 11.10.2012, 21:55, "Sergey Konoplev" <gray.ru@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Korisk <Korisk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> What's your seq_page_cost and random_page_cost? >> hashes=# SELECT name, setting, reset_val FROM pg_settings WHERE setting <> reset_val; >> name | setting | reset_val >> -------------------------+----------------+----------- >> archive_command | (disabled) | >> enable_bitmapscan | off | on >> enable_indexscan | off | on >> enable_seqscan | off | on >> log_file_mode | 0600 | 384 >> random_page_cost | 0.1 | 4 >> seq_page_cost | 0.1 | 1 >> transaction_isolation | read committed | default >> unix_socket_permissions | 0777 | 511 > > Could you please try to set *_page_cost to 1 and then EXPLAIN ANALYZE it again? > >> -> Index Only Scan Backward using hashcheck_name_idx on public.hashcheck >> (cost=10000000000.00..10000398674.92 rows=25986792 width=32) >> (actual time=0.104..3785.767 rows=25990002 loops=1) > > I am just guessing but it might probably be some kind of a precision > bug, and I would like to check this. > >> (9 rows) >> >> Postgresql 9.2.1 was configured and built with default settings. >> >> Thank you. > > -- > Sergey Konoplev > > a database and software architect > http://www.linkedin.com/in/grayhemp > > Jabber: gray.ru@xxxxxxxxx Skype: gray-hemp Phone: +14158679984 -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance