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From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: pgsql-perform <pgsql-performance@postgresql.org>
Subject: encouraging index-only scans
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:06:52 -0500
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A client is testing a migration from 9.1 to 9.2, and has found that a 
large number of queries run much faster if they use index-only scans. 
However, the only way he has found to get such a plan is by increasing 
the seq_page_cost to insanely high levels (3.5). Is there any approved 
way to encourage such scans that's a but less violent than this?

cheers

andrew


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