Hi Tom, Here is the result of explain analyze (though this one took 1500ms and not 169000): On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "Just Someone" <just.some@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Any ideas how to start finding the culprit? > > EXPLAIN ANALYZE? explain analyze SELECT attr.attname, name.nspname, seq.relname FROM pg_class seq, pg_attribute attr, pg_depend dep, pg_namespace name, pg_constraint cons WHERE seq.oid = dep.objid AND seq.relnamespace = name.oid AND seq.relkind = 'S' AND attr.attrelid = dep.refobjid AND attr.attnum = dep.refobjsubid AND attr.attrelid = cons.conrelid AND attr.attnum = cons.conkey[1] AND cons.contype = 'p' AND dep.refobjid = 'activities'::regclass; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nested Loop (cost=64956.07..65025.73 rows=31 width=192) (actual time=1547.720..1547.749 rows=1 loops=1) -> Nested Loop (cost=64956.07..64987.48 rows=1 width=166) (actual time=1547.662..1547.684 rows=1 loops=1) -> Nested Loop (cost=64956.07..64981.47 rows=1 width=106) (actual time=1547.616..1547.631 rows=1 loops=1) -> Merge Join (cost=64956.07..64957.36 rows=4 width=42) (actual time=1547.484..1547.502 rows=3 loops=1) Merge Cond: ("outer"."?column3?" = "inner".refobjsubid) -> Sort (cost=4.08..4.08 rows=3 width=30) (actual time=0.149..0.151 rows=1 loops=1) Sort Key: cons.conkey[1] -> Index Scan using pg_constraint_conrelid_index on pg_constraint cons (cost=0.00..4.05 rows=3 width=30) (actual time=0.110..0.112 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: (30375069::oid = conrelid) Filter: (contype = 'p'::"char") -> Sort (cost=64951.99..64952.61 rows=247 width=12) (actual time=1547.303..1547.318 rows=9 loops=1) Sort Key: dep.refobjsubid -> Index Scan using pg_depend_reference_index on pg_depend dep (cost=0.00..64942.17 rows=247 width=12) (actual time=396.542..1547.172 rows=22 loops=1) Index Cond: (refobjid = 30375069::oid) -> Index Scan using pg_class_oid_index on pg_class seq (cost=0.00..6.02 rows=1 width=72) (actual time=0.034..0.035 rows=0 loops=3) Index Cond: (seq.oid = "outer".objid) Filter: (relkind = 'S'::"char") -> Index Scan using pg_namespace_oid_index on pg_namespace name (cost=0.00..6.00 rows=1 width=68) (actual time=0.039..0.041 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: ("outer".relnamespace = name.oid) -> Index Scan using pg_attribute_relid_attnum_index on pg_attribute attr (cost=0.00..38.00 rows=20 width=70) (actual time=0.050..0.052 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: ((30375069::oid = attr.attrelid) AND (attr.attnum = "outer".refobjsubid)) Total runtime: 1548.082 ms Bye, Guy. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general