Re: query very slow but table very small

am Tue, dem 27.05.2008, um 11:31:47 +0200 mailte Ron Arts folgendes:
> Hi,
>
> I have a table containing 8 rows. The records are around 2k max.
> selects on this table take very long to complete:
> This is not a table that had a lot of adds/deletes, and I

How many UPDATE?

> have run vacuum and analyze.
>
> tium=# select count(*) from trunk;
> count
> -------
> 8
> (1 row)
>
> (Takes about 2 seconds)

How big ist the table on disk? (pg_tablespace_size(name))

>
> The database is lightly loaded otherwise, but I don't understand
> the explain output:
>
> tium=# explain select count(*) from trunk;
> QUERY PLAN
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Aggregate (cost=65598.10..65598.11 rows=1 width=0)
> -> Seq Scan on trunk (cost=0.00..65598.08 rows=8 width=0)
> (2 rows)
>
> What does it mean that the cost figures are so high?

wild guess: many updates on the table -> many dead rows. The cost
estimate are close to the real cost, the table is big on disk.

Andreas
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