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From: Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>
To: Jon Zeppieri <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Why a bitmap scan in this case?
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:38:57 -0500
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>
> Why wouldn't it do an index (or, really, an index only) scan in this case


Well, it did do an index scan (and a bitmap scan is a pretty good solution
here), but as to why no indexonly scan, there is probably not enough
assurance that it won't have to hit the heap heavily anyway. Try doing a
SET enable_bitmapscan=0; and re-run with EXPLAIN ANALYZE. If you see a
large number of "Heap Fetches", that could be why. Vacuum the table and try
again after doing SET enable_bitmapscan=1;

Cheers,
Greg


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