Lana ABADIE Database Engineer CODAC Section ITER Organization, Building 72/4108, SCOD, Control System Division Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon - CS 90 046 - 13067 St Paul Lez Durance Cedex - France Phone: +33 4 42 17 84 02 Get the latest ITER news on http://www.iter.org/whatsnew -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-performance-owner+M22888-112298@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <pgsql-performance-owner+M22888-112298@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Abadie Lana Sent: 03 January 2019 14:21 To: David Rowley <david.rowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Possible Spoof] RE: select query does not pick up the right index Warning: This message was sent by pgsql-performance-owner+M22888-112298@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx supposedly on behalf of Abadie Lana <Lana.Abadie@xxxxxxxx>. Please contact Lana ABADIE Database Engineer CODAC Section ITER Organization, Building 72/4108, SCOD, Control System Division Route de Vinon-sur-Verdon - CS 90 046 - 13067 St Paul Lez Durance Cedex - France Phone: +33 4 42 17 84 02 Get the latest ITER news on http://www.iter.org/whatsnew -----Original Message----- From: David Rowley <david.rowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: 03 January 2019 14:18 To: Abadie Lana <Lana.Abadie@xxxxxxxx> Cc: pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: select query does not pick up the right index > From: David Rowley <david.rowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 03 January 2019 14:01 > That's surprisingly slow. Can you share the EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS) of that? > > explain (analyze,buffers) select > 'BUIL-B36-VA-RT-RT1:CL0001-2-ABW',c.smpl_time,c.nanosecs,c.float_val,c > .num_val,c.str_val,c.datatype,c.array_val from sample c WHERE > c.channel_id = (SELECT channel_id FROM channel WHERE > name='BUIL-B36-VA-RT-RT1:CL0001-2-ABW') order by c.smpl_time desc > limit 5; > -> Index Scan Backward using smpl_time_bx2_idx on > sample_buil_year c_5 (cost=0.56..2023925.30 rows=3162364 > width=320) (actual time=15167.330..15167.330 rows=0 loops=1) > Filter: (channel_id = $0) > Rows Removed by Filter: 50597834 > Buffers: shared hit=25913147 read=713221 > -> Index Scan Backward using sample_time_cm_idx on > sample_ctrl_month c_6 (cost=0.56..1862587.12 rows=537562 > width=77) (actual time=0.048..0.048 rows=0 loops=1) > Index Cond: (channel_id = $0) > Buffers: shared read=4 > -> Index Scan Backward using smpl_time_cmx2_idx on > sample_ctrl_year c_7 (cost=0.57..3186305.67 rows=2094186 > width=68) (actual time=25847.549..25847.549 rows=0 loops=1) > Filter: (channel_id = $0) > Rows Removed by Filter: 79579075 > Buffers: shared hit=49868991 read=1121715 Right, so you need to check your indexes on sample_ctrl_year and sample_buil_year. You need an index on (channel_id, smpl_time) on those. These indexes exist already \d sample_ctrl_year Table "public.sample_ctrl_year" Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default -------------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+----- -------------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+----- -------------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+--- channel_id | bigint | | not null | smpl_time | timestamp without time zone | | not null | nanosecs | bigint | | not null | severity_id | bigint | | not null | status_id | bigint | | not null | num_val | integer | | | float_val | double precision | | | str_val | character varying(120) | | | datatype | character(1) | | | ' '::bpchar array_val | bytea | | | Indexes: "sample_time_cy_idx" btree (channel_id, smpl_time) "sample_time_yc1_idx" btree (smpl_time, channel_id) "smpl_time_cmx2_idx" btree (smpl_time) Check constraints: "sample_ctrl_year_smpl_time_check" CHECK (smpl_time >= (now() - '1 year 1 mon'::interval)::timestamp without time zone AND smpl_time <= now()) Inherits: sample_ctrl css_archive_3_0_0=# \d sample_buil_year Table "public.sample_buil_year" Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default -------------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+----- -------------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+----- -------------+-----------------------------+-----------+----------+--- channel_id | bigint | | not null | smpl_time | timestamp without time zone | | not null | nanosecs | bigint | | not null | severity_id | bigint | | not null | status_id | bigint | | not null | num_val | integer | | | float_val | double precision | | | str_val | character varying(120) | | | datatype | character(1) | | | ' '::bpchar array_val | bytea | | | Indexes: "sample_time_by_idx" btree (channel_id, smpl_time) "sample_time_yb1_idx" btree (smpl_time, channel_id) "smpl_time_bx2_idx" btree (smpl_time) Check constraints: "sample_buil_year_smpl_time_check" CHECK (smpl_time >= (now() - '1 year 1 mon'::interval)::timestamp without time zone AND smpl_time <= now()) Inherits: sample_buil css_archive_3_0_0=# -- David Rowley http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services In case I'm also posting the explain analyse of the other query explain (analyze,buffers) select t.name, c.smpl_time,c.nanosecs,c.float_val,c.num_val,c.str_val,c.datatype,c.array_val from sample c, channel t where t.channel_id=c.channel_id and t.name='BUIL-B36-VA-RT-RT1:CL0001-2-ABW' order by c.smpl_time +INTERVAL '0 sec' desc limit 5; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Limit (cost=2746650.57..2746650.59 rows=5 width=158) (actual time=119.927..119.929 rows=3 loops=1) Buffers: shared hit=3 read=531 -> Sort (cost=2746650.57..2746674.66 rows=9636 width=158) (actual time=119.925..119.926 rows=3 loops=1) Sort Key: ((c.smpl_time + '00:00:00'::interval)) DESC Sort Method: quicksort Memory: 25kB Buffers: shared hit=3 read=531 -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..2746490.52 rows=9636 width=158) (actual time=46.946..119.897 rows=3 loops=1) Buffers: shared hit=3 read=531 -> Seq Scan on channel t (cost=0.00..915.83 rows=1 width=41) (actual time=16.217..18.257 rows=1 loops=1) Filter: ((name)::text = 'BUIL-B36-VA-RT-RT1:CL0001-2-ABW'::text) Rows Removed by Filter: 33425 Buffers: shared hit=1 read=497 -> Append (cost=0.00..2684377.38 rows=6117323 width=125) (actual time=30.717..101.624 rows=3 loops=1) Buffers: shared hit=2 read=34 -> Seq Scan on sample c (cost=0.00..0.00 rows=1 width=334) (actual time=0.002..0.002 rows=0 loops=1) Filter: (t.channel_id = channel_id) -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_buil c_1 (cost=149.25..10404.32 rows=6300 width=328) (actual time=9.241 ..9.242 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=3 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_b_idx (cost=0.00..147.68 rows=6300 width=0) (actual time=9. 237..9.237 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=3 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_ctrl c_2 (cost=781.30..11912.06 rows=33661 width=328) (actual time=0.02 0..0.020 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=3 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_c_idx (cost=0.00..772.88 rows=33661 width=0) (actual time=0 .018..0.018 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=3 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_util c_3 (cost=221.93..25401.37 rows=9483 width=328) (actual time=7.888 ..7.888 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=3 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_u_idx (cost=0.00..219.56 rows=9483 width=0) (actual time=7. 886..7.886 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=3 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_buil_month c_4 (cost=366.32..47118.08 rows=15711 width=82) (actual time =13.556..24.870 rows=3 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Heap Blocks: exact=3 Buffers: shared read=7 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_bm_idx (cost=0.00..362.39 rows=15711 width=0) (actual time= 6.712..6.712 rows=3 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_buil_year c_5 (cost=73216.89..687718.44 rows=3162364 width=328) (actual time=18.015..18.015 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_by_idx (cost=0.00..72426.29 rows=3162364 width=0) (actual t ime=18.011..18.011 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_ctrl_month c_6 (cost=12446.67..226848.19 rows=537562 width=85) (actual time=0.029..0.029 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_cm_idx (cost=0.00..12312.28 rows=537562 width=0) (actual ti me=0.026..0.026 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_ctrl_year c_7 (cost=48486.51..978945.83 rows=2094186 width=76) (actual time=23.088..23.088 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_cy_idx (cost=0.00..47962.96 rows=2094186 width=0) (actual t ime=23.086..23.086 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared read=4 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_util_month c_8 (cost=2249.10..277115.63 rows=97101 width=82) (actual ti me=7.623..7.623 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared hit=1 read=3 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_um_idx (cost=0.00..2224.82 rows=97101 width=0) (actual time =7.619..7.619 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared hit=1 read=3 -> Bitmap Heap Scan on sample_util_year c_9 (cost=3727.96..418913.45 rows=160954 width=83) (actual ti me=10.815..10.815 rows=0 loops=1) Recheck Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared hit=1 read=3 -> Bitmap Index Scan on sample_time_uy_idx (cost=0.00..3687.72 rows=160954 width=0) (actual tim e=10.811..10.811 rows=0 loops=1) Index Cond: (channel_id = t.channel_id) Buffers: shared hit=1 read=3 Planning time: 15.656 ms Execution time: 120.062 ms (73 rows) css_archive_3_0_0=#