Re: Slow inner join, but left join is fast

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Jeremy Haile" <jhaile(at)fastmail(dot)fm>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Slow inner join, but left join is fast
Date: 2007-01-10 19:22:35
Message-ID: 15190.1168456955@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Jeremy Haile" <jhaile(at)fastmail(dot)fm> writes:
> Another random idea - does PostgreSQL do any caching of query plans?

Only if the client specifies it, either by PREPARE or the equivalent
protocol-level message. I dunno what client software you were using,
but I think few if any would PREPARE behind your back. Might be worth
checking into though, if you've eliminated autovacuum.

Actually there's another possibility --- did you create any indexes on
the table in between? CREATE INDEX doesn't do a full stats update, but
it does count the rows and update pg_class.reltuples. But it's hard to
believe that'd have caused as big a rowcount shift as we see here ...

regards, tom lane

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