Re: index scan leads to result that is different from sec scan after upgrading to 8.3.4

Sorry, I forget to paste explains

> explain showed that first query do index scan and second one sec scan.
>

db_online=> select obj_status_did, count(1) from person_online
where obj_status_did = 1 group by obj_status_did;
QUERY PLAN
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GroupAggregate (cost=0.00..36.37 rows=1 width=2) (actual
time=1.169..1.170 rows=1 loops=1)
-> Index Scan using i_person_online_test__geo_point on
person_online_test (cost=0.00..30.07 rows=1258 width=2) (actual
time=0.016..0.928 rows=258 loops=1)
Total runtime: 1.268 ms
(3 rows)

db_online=> select obj_status_did, count(1) from person_online
group by obj_status_did;
QUERY PLAN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HashAggregate (cost=302.87..302.88 rows=1 width=2) (actual
time=0.668..0.669 rows=1 loops=1)
-> Seq Scan on person_online_test (cost=0.00..296.58 rows=1258
width=2) (actual time=0.009..0.372 rows=258 loops=1)
Total runtime: 0.754 ms
(3 rows)

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