Re: empty table explain...

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Luca Ferrari <fluca1978(at)infinito(dot)it>
Cc: PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: empty table explain...
Date: 2008-10-27 20:01:49
Message-ID: 23680.1225137709@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Luca Ferrari <fluca1978(at)infinito(dot)it> writes:
> I'm curious to know why, if a table is empty, it seems that an ANALYZE
> of the table does not insert any stats in the pg_stats table,

Uh ... because there are no stats to insert. The only available
information is that the table is empty, which is something we track in
pg_class not pg_stats.

> Second, if I execute an EXPLAIN
> on an empty table, even after an ANALYZE of the table, I got an explain that
> proposes me a row numbers and size that I cannot understand (since it seems to
> be different depending on the table definition).

That's the planner not wanting to bet on an empty table staying empty.

regards, tom lane

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