Hello, With a heavy query, when line number results raise over 600k query hangs with out of memory. Here is the explain analyze: CTE Scan on lista (cost=25066.66..47721.23 rows=3678 width=260) CTE lista -> Unique (cost=24956.32..25066.66 rows=3678 width=512) -> Sort (cost=24956.32..24965.52 rows=3678 width=512) Sort Key: "*SELECT* 1".id, "*SELECT* 1".data_log, "*SELECT* 1".type_log, "*SELECT* 1".ip, "*SELECT* 1".log_id, "*SELECT* 1".url_dominio, "*SELECT* 1".porta, "*SELECT* 1".action_bind, "*SELECT* 1".action, ('DNS_DENIED/403' ::text), "*SELECT* 1".array_dominio -> Append (cost=905.76..24738.50 rows=3678 width=512) -> Subquery Scan "*SELECT* 1" (cost=905.76..12423.64 rows=3652 width=512) -> Hash Anti Join (cost=905.76..12387.12 rows=3652 width=512) Hash Cond: (((public.webtraffic_bind.ip)::text = (wb.ip)::text) AND ((public.webtraffic_bind.log_id)::text = (wb.log_id)::text) AND (public.webtraffic_bind.url_dominio = wb.url_dominio) AND ((public.webt raffic_bind.porta)::text = (wb.porta)::text)) Join Filter: ((wb.data_log >= public.webtraffic_bind.data_log) AND (wb.data_log < (public.webtraffic_bind.data_log + '00:02:00'::interval))) -> Bitmap Heap Scan on webtraffic_bind (cost=269.23..11638.68 rows=3678 width=512) Recheck Cond: ((type_log)::text = 'queries'::text) -> Bitmap Index Scan on type_log_wbidx (cost=0.00..268.31 rows=3678 width=0) Index Cond: ((type_log)::text = 'queries'::text) -> Hash (cost=636.17..636.17 rows=18 width=274) -> Bitmap Heap Scan on webtraffic_bind wb (cost=564.94..636.17 rows=18 width=274) Recheck Cond: (((type_log)::text = 'security'::text) AND ((action_bind)::text = 'approved'::text)) -> BitmapAnd (cost=564.94..564.94 rows=18 width=0) -> Bitmap Index Scan on type_log_wbidx (cost=0.00..268.31 rows=3678 width=0) Index Cond: ((type_log)::text = 'security'::text) -> Bitmap Index Scan on action_bind_wbidx (cost=0.00..296.37 rows=3678 width=0) Index Cond: ((action_bind)::text = 'approved'::text) -> Subquery Scan "*SELECT* 2" (cost=905.76..12314.86 rows=26 width=512) -> Hash Semi Join (cost=905.76..12314.60 rows=26 width=512) Hash Cond: (((public.webtraffic_bind.ip)::text = (wb.ip)::text) AND ((public.webtraffic_bind.log_id)::text = (wb.log_id)::text) AND (public.webtraffic_bind.url_dominio = wb.url_dominio) AND ((public.webt raffic_bind.porta)::text = (wb.porta)::text)) Join Filter: ((wb.data_log >= public.webtraffic_bind.data_log) AND (wb.data_log < (public.webtraffic_bind.data_log + '00:02:00'::interval))) -> Bitmap Heap Scan on webtraffic_bind (cost=269.23..11638.68 rows=3678 width=512) Recheck Cond: ((type_log)::text = 'queries'::text) -> Bitmap Index Scan on type_log_wbidx (cost=0.00..268.31 rows=3678 width=0) Index Cond: ((type_log)::text = 'queries'::text) -> Hash (cost=636.17..636.17 rows=18 width=274) -> Bitmap Heap Scan on webtraffic_bind wb (cost=564.94..636.17 rows=18 width=274) Recheck Cond: (((type_log)::text = 'security'::text) AND ((action_bind)::text = 'approved'::text)) -> BitmapAnd (cost=564.94..564.94 rows=18 width=0) -> Bitmap Index Scan on type_log_wbidx (cost=0.00..268.31 rows=3678 width=0) Index Cond: ((type_log)::text = 'security'::text) -> Bitmap Index Scan on action_bind_wbidx (cost=0.00..296.37 rows=3678 width=0) Index Cond: ((action_bind)::text = 'approved'::text) SubPlan 2 -> Index Scan using stpestensioni_domini_idx on stpestensioni_domini (cost=0.01..12.18 rows=2 width=0) Index Cond: ((estensione)::text = ((($1)[(array_length($1, 1) - 1)] || '.'::text) || ($1)[array_length($1, 1)])) SubPla -------- Work_mem is.512mb, shared buffers 3084mb and system Ram 10Gb. Postgres version is 8.4.8 and for some months i cannot upgrade. Is there a way to solve the problem? Thank you, very best regards. Francesco -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general