Re: BUG #15111: c between x and x gives bad planning

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
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Subject: Re: BUG #15111: c between x and x gives bad planning
Date: 2018-03-14 21:53:37
Message-ID: 31902.1521064417@sss.pgh.pa.us
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=?utf-8?q?PG_Bug_reporting_form?= <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> Scenario: A table with columns a,b,c. Btree index on a,c. Gist index on b,c.
> A query with a clause a = y and c between x and x uses the gist index b,c
> instead of a,c, with very worst execution time than when c between x and z,
> even with small deltas (x,z), when the btree (a,c) is used.

This has been improved for v11, cf

https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git&a=commitdiff&h=7d08ce286

That won't be back-patched, though --- even if we were inclined to take
the risk of doing so, the catalog changes make it impractical.

regards, tom lane

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