On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jim Nasby <jnasby@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I've been working on trying to normalize a table that's got a bunch of text fields. Normalizing the first 4 has been a non-issue. But when I try and normalize 2 additional fields a bunch of query plans go belly-up. > > Try increasing join_collapse_limit/from_collapse_limit. I'm a bit > confused by your description but I think maybe you've got more than 8 > relations in the subqueries. Hm -- wondering out loud if there would be any value in terms of decorating explain output when that limit was hit and if it's practical to do so... merlni -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance