On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:51 AM, Ram N <yramiyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > " -> Index Scan using end_date_idx on public.table2 b > (cost=0.43..23181.37 rows=345833 width=52) (actual time=0.063..622.274 > rows=403936 loops=181)" > " Output: b.serial_no, b.name, b.st, b.end_date, b.a, > b.start_date" > " Index Cond: (a.ts < b.end_date)" > " Filter: (a.ts > b.start_date)" > " Rows Removed by Filter: 392642" In your case, do you have index built for both b.end_date and b.start_date? If so, can you try set enable_index=off to see if bitmap heap scan helps? Regards, Qingqing -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance