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From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: Edison Azzi <edisonazzi@terra.com.br>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Join the same row
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:55:04 +0000
Message-ID: <43973008.2000708@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43972DB8.90400@terra.com.br>
References: <4395F317.4040806@terra.com.br>
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Edison Azzi wrote:
> Richard Huxton escreveu:
>> However, even if you removed the condition on origem, I don't think 
>> the planner will notice that it can eliminate the join. It's just too 
>> unusual a case for the planner to have a rule for it.
>>
>> I might be wrong about the planner - I'm just another user. One of the 
>> developers may correct me.
> 
> 
> You are rigth, the planner will not eliminate the join, see:
> 
> select * from cta_pag a, cta_pag p where a.nrlancto=p.nrlancto and 
> p.nrlancto = 21861;
> 
> EXPLAIN:
> Nested Loop  (cost=0.00..11.48 rows=1 width=816)
>  ->  Index Scan using cta_pag_pk on cta_pag a  (cost=0.00..5.74 rows=1 
> width=408)
>        Index Cond: (21861::numeric = nrlancto)
>  ->  Index Scan using cta_pag_pk on cta_pag p  (cost=0.00..5.74 rows=1 
> width=408)
>        Index Cond: (nrlancto = 21861::numeric)
> 
> 
> I know that this is too unusual case, but I hoped that the planner could 
> deal
> with this condition. I´m trying to speed up without have to rewrite a 
> bunch of
> queries. Now I'll have to think another way to work around this issue.

Is the performance really so bad? All the data is guaranteed to be 
cached for the second index-scan.

-- 
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd




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