Hi, Sorry for appending to that thread, but I think this is related: Does anyone have experience with parsel [1] and/or it's extension parallelsql [2]? :Stefan [1] http://geeohspatial.blogspot.ch/2013/12/a-simple-function-for-parallel-queries_18.html [2] https://github.com/k1aus/parallelsql 2016-05-04 16:10 GMT+02:00 Marc Mamin <M.Mamin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Klaus P. >>Sent: Mittwoch, 4. Mai 2016 10:28 >>To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: Do parallel queries work with only dblink not with fdw? >> >>In order to improve cpu and disk utilization, I am testing parallel queries. >> >>The approach with dblink_send_query() and dblink_get_result() works in my proof-of-concept. Runtime of my reference query was reduced from 55 seconds to ~20seconds using 4 parallel connections. Not what I had hoped but certainly a significant improvement. >>My approach is fairly easy: >>db_link_send_query('conn1', 'statement based on partitioning field'); >>db_link_send_query('conn2', 'statement based on partitioning field'); >> >>... >>SELECT >>dblink_get_result('conn1') >>UNION ALL >>dblink_get_result('conn2') >> >>... > > > Hello, > > I'm using the db_link approach too, but rather than using dblink_get_result, I store the result in an additional table. > This was faster, at least for my use case and at the time when I implemented that solution... > > something like > > db_link_send_query('conn0', 'CREATE UNLOGGED TABLE my_result... > db_link_send_query('conn1', 'INSERT INTO my_result statement based on partitioning field'); > db_link_send_query('conn2', 'INSERT INTO my_result statement based on partitioning field'); > ... > select * from my_result > > regards, > > Marc Mamin > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general