Re: simple update queries take a long time - postgres 8.3.1

From: Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>
To: mark <markkicks(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: simple update queries take a long time - postgres 8.3.1
Date: 2008-03-31 20:29:03
Message-ID: 47F1498F.201@iol.ie
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On 31/03/2008 21:11, mark wrote:

> it says actual time is 0.161 seconds or milliseconds.. but the total run
> time is 11 seconds.. any ideas why this discrepancy?

Well, I interpret the docs as implying that the difference between the
time quoted in the top line of EXPLAIN ANALYZE's output and the time in
"Total runtime" if effectively the time taken to apply the update.
Beyond that, I'm guessing.....

Ray.

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