Re: Random plan selection in DBT-3

Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> ITAGAKI Takahiro <itagaki(dot)takahiro(at)oss(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
> > I tested 8.3beta4 with DBT-3 (TPC-H) and found unstable selection of plans.
> > Planner randomly selected two types of plans (A, B) when I repeated EXPLAIN.
>
> Are you sure the statistics weren't changing underneath you (due to
> auto-vacuum or auto-analyze)?

Sure. There were no statistic changes.

There might be regularity in the plan selection. When I connect to postgres
newly, I see plans { A, B, A, A ... }. Then disconnect, re-connect and send
the same EXPLAINs, the same pattern was reproduced.

Regards,
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ITAGAKI Takahiro
NTT Open Source Software Center