siam_production=> explain analyze select * from render where person_id = 432; QUERY PLAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seq Scan on render (cost=0.00..39014.72 rows=27833 width=1493) (actual time=7.11..743.55 rows=5261 loops=1) Filter: (person_id = 432) Total runtime: 747.42 msec (3 rows) thanks, Eugene --- Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 12:04, Dr NoName wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I got another problem with postgres. This time it > > refuses to use the indexes. Check this out: > > > > > > siam_production=> \d render > > Table > > "public.render" > > Column | Type > | > > Modifiers > > > ----------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------- > > id | integer > | > > not null default > nextval('public.render_id_seq'::text) > > shot_id | integer > | > > not null > > process | character(3) > | > > not null > > person_id | integer > | > > not null > > session_xml | text > | > > not null > > guts_snapshot_id | integer > | > > layer | text > | > > render_path | text > | > > not null > > frames | text > | > > not null > > shot_index | integer > | > > not null > > timestamp | timestamp without time > zone | > > not null default now() > > layer_render_version | integer > | > > num_frames | integer > | > > mean_render_time | integer > | > > stdev_render_time | integer > | > > min_render_time | integer > | > > max_render_time | integer > | > > failed_frames | text > | > > swapped_frames | text > | > > killed_frames | text > | > > status | character varying(10) > | > > render_settings | text > | > > explicit_guts_log | text > | > > completed_frames | integer > | > > priority | character varying(3) > | > > render_host | character varying(10) > | > > Indexes: render_pkey primary key btree (id), > > render_person_id_idx btree (person_id), > > render_shot_id_idx btree (shot_id) > > Foreign Key constraints: $3 FOREIGN KEY > > (guts_snapshot_id) REFERENCES shot_snapshot(id) ON > > UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE RESTRICT DEFERRABLE > INITIALLY > > DEFERRED, > > $2 FOREIGN KEY (process) > > REFERENCES process_enum(code) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON > > DELETE RESTRICT DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED, > > $1 FOREIGN KEY (shot_id) > > REFERENCES shot(id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE > > RESTRICT DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED > > > > siam_production=> explain SELECT render.* FROM > render > > WHERE person_id = 432; > > QUERY PLAN > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Seq Scan on render (cost=0.00..39014.72 > rows=27833 > > width=1493) > > Filter: (person_id = 432) > > (2 rows) > > > > siam_production=> > > > > > > As you can see, there is an index on > render.person_id, > > but postgres is using sequential scan. I have > tried > > *repeatedly* to reindex, analyze, drop & create > index, > > vacuum, etc. to no avail. What is wrong? I need > this > > fixed ASAP. It's killing the performance. > > > > btw, the same thing would happen to > > render_shot_id_idx, but after repeatedly doing > > reindex, alanyze, vacuum, drop & create index, > etc. it > > suddenly started to work. > > 1: Please refrain from the f word. There are some > kids in schools (not > university) reading this list. there's really no > need. > > Please post the output of > > explain analyze <yourqueryhere> > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map > settings > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly