On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Tyler Hains <thains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > # explain analyze select * from cards where card_set_id=2850 order by > card_id limit 1; > QUERY PLAN > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Limit (cost=0.00..105.19 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=6026.947..6026.948 > rows=1 loops=1) > -> Index Scan using cards_pkey on cards (cost=0.00..2904875.38 > rows=27616 width=40) (actual time=6026.945..6026.945 rows=1 loops=1) There's a huge disconnect here between what the query planner expects (27k rows) and how many there are (1). Also, getting a single row from an index should be faster than this, even if the table and index are quite large. Have you checked for bloat on this index? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
