mydb=# explain analyze select locid from geoip_block where
'216.230.158.50'::inet between start_block and end_block;
QUERY PLAN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
Seq Scan on geoip_block (cost=0.00..78033.96 rows=230141 width=8) (actual
time=13015.538..13508.708 rows=1 loops=1)
Filter: (('216.230.158.50'::inet >= start_block) AND
('216.230.158.50'::inet <= end_block))
Total runtime: 13508.905 ms
(3 rows)
mydb=# alter table geoip_block add constraint pkey_geoip_block primary key
(start_block, end_block);
NOTICE: ALTER TABLE / ADD PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index
"pkey_geoip_block" for table "geoip_block"
ALTER TABLE
mydb=# vacuum analyze geoip_block;
mydb=# explain analyze select locid from geoip_block where
'216.230.158.50'::inet between start_block and end_block;
QUERY PLAN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
Seq Scan on geoip_block (cost=0.00..101121.01 rows=308324 width=8) (actual
time=12128.190..12631.550 rows=1 loops=1)
Filter: (('216.230.158.50'::inet >= start_block) AND
('216.230.158.50'::inet <= end_block))
Total runtime: 12631.679 ms
(3 rows)
mydb=#
As you see it still using a sequential scan in the table and ignores the
index, any other suggestion?
-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean Davis
Sent: Lunes, 26 de Septiembre de 2005 10:24 a.m.
To: Cristian Prieto; pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Index use in BETWEEN statement...
On 9/26/05 11:26 AM, "Cristian Prieto" <cristian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello pals, I have the following table in Postgresql 8.0.1
>
> Mydb# \d geoip_block
> Table "public.geoip_block"
> Column | Type | Modifiers
> -------------+--------+-----------
> locid | bigint |
> start_block | inet |
> end_block | inet |
>
> mydb# explain analyze select locid from geoip_block where
> '216.230.158.50'::inet between start_block and end_block;
> QUERY PLAN
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------------------------------------------
> Seq Scan on geoip_block (cost=0.00..142772.86 rows=709688 width=8)
(actual
> time=14045.384..14706.927 rows=1 loops=1)
> Filter: (('216.230.158.50'::inet >= start_block) AND
> ('216.230.158.50'::inet <= end_block))
> Total runtime: 14707.038 ms
>
> Ok, now I decided to create a index to "speed" a little the query
>
> Mydb# create index idx_ipblocks on geoip_block(start_block, end_block);
> CREATE INDEX
>
> clickad=# explain analyze select locid from geoip_block where
> '216.230.158.50'::inet between start_block and end_block;
> QUERY PLAN
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------
> Seq Scan on geoip_block (cost=0.00..78033.96 rows=230141 width=8) (actual
> time=12107.919..12610.199 rows=1 loops=1)
> Filter: (('216.230.158.50'::inet >= start_block) AND
> ('216.230.158.50'::inet <= end_block))
> Total runtime: 12610.329 ms
> (3 rows)
>
> I guess the planner is doing a sequential scan in the table, why not use
the
> compound index? Do you have any idea in how to speed up this query?
Did you vacuum analyze the table after creating the index?
Sean
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