I have a large table (star catalog), of which I have a subset. I implement the subset as a union of two tables, where I make use of a cross index.
The issue is that a query from the view doesn't seem to be using the index, the time takes the same as a scan through the table.
A query against the large table goes quickly:
select count(*) from ucac4 where rnm in (select ucac4_rnm from grid_catalog limit 5);
count
-------
5
(1 row)
Time: 12.132 ms
A query against the view does not go quickly, even though I would expect it to.
select count(*) from grid_catalog_view where ident in (select ucac4_rnm from grid_catalog limit 5);
count
-------
5
(1 row)
Time: 1056237.045 ms
An explain of this query yeilds:
Aggregate (cost=23175810.51..23175810.52 rows=1 width=0)
-> Hash Join (cost=23081888.41..23172893.67 rows=1166734 width=0)
Hash Cond: (ucac4.rnm = public.grid_catalog.ucac4_rnm)
-> Unique (cost=23081888.17..23140224.87 rows=2333468 width=44)
-> Sort (cost=23081888.17..23087721.84 rows=2333468 width=44)
Sort Key: ucac4.ra, ucac4."dec", ucac4.pmrac, ucac4.pmdc, ucac4.rnm, ucac4.nest4, ucac4.nest6, ucac4.nest7, public.grid_catalog.subset
-> Append (cost=63349.87..22763295.24 rows=2333468 width=44)
-> Hash Join (cost=63349.87..22738772.75 rows=2333467 width=44)
Hash Cond: (ucac4.rnm = public.grid_catalog.ucac4_rnm)
-> Seq Scan on ucac4 (cost=0.00..16394129.04 rows=455124304 width=40)
-> Hash (cost=34048.69..34048.69 rows=2344094 width=8)
-> Seq Scan on grid_catalog (cost=0.00..34048.69 rows=2344094 width=8)
Filter: (petrov_prikey IS NULL)
-> Hash Join (cost=415.51..1187.80 rows=1 width=36)
Hash Cond: (petrov.prikey = public.grid_catalog.petrov_prikey)
-> Seq Scan on petrov (cost=0.00..709.15 rows=7215 width=32)
-> Hash (cost=282.08..282.08 rows=10675 width=8)
-> Index Scan using grid_catalog_petrov_prikey_idx on grid_catalog (cost=0.00..282.08 row
s=10675 width=8)
-> Hash (cost=0.18..0.18 rows=5 width=4)
-> HashAggregate (cost=0.13..0.18 rows=5 width=4)
-> Limit (cost=0.00..0.07 rows=5 width=4)
-> Seq Scan on grid_catalog (cost=0.00..34048.69 rows=2354769 width=4)
(22 rows)
The explain analyze (request in a comment) is:
Aggregate (cost=23175810.51..23175810.52 rows=1 width=0) (actual time=1625067.627..1625067.628 rows=1 loops=1)
-> Hash Join (cost=23081888.41..23172893.67 rows=1166734 width=0) (actual time=1621395.200..1625067.618 rows=5 loops=1)
Hash Cond: (ucac4.rnm = public.grid_catalog.ucac4_rnm)
-> Unique (cost=23081888.17..23140224.87 rows=2333468 width=44) (actual time=1620897.932..1624102.849 rows=1597359 loops
=1)
-> Sort (cost=23081888.17..23087721.84 rows=2333468 width=44) (actual time=1620897.928..1622191.358 rows=1597359 l
oops=1)
Sort Key: ucac4.ra, ucac4."dec", ucac4.pmrac, ucac4.pmdc, ucac4.rnm, ucac4.nest4, ucac4.nest6, ucac4.nest7, pu
blic.grid_catalog.subset
Sort Method: external merge Disk: 87536kB
-> Append (cost=63349.87..22763295.24 rows=2333468 width=44) (actual time=890293.619..1613769.160 rows=15973
59 loops=1)
-> Hash Join (cost=63349.87..22738772.75 rows=2333467 width=44) (actual time=890293.617..1611550.313 r
ows=1590144 loops=1)
Hash Cond: (ucac4.rnm = public.grid_catalog.ucac4_rnm)
-> Seq Scan on ucac4 (cost=0.00..16394129.04 rows=455124304 width=40) (actual time=886086.630..1
359934.589 rows=113780093 loops=1)
-> Hash (cost=34048.69..34048.69 rows=2344094 width=8) (actual time=4203.785..4203.785 rows=1590
144 loops=1)
-> Seq Scan on grid_catalog (cost=0.00..34048.69 rows=2344094 width=8) (actual time=0.014.
.2813.031 rows=1590144 loops=1)
Filter: (petrov_prikey IS NULL)
-> Hash Join (cost=415.51..1187.80 rows=1 width=36) (actual time=101.604..165.749 rows=7215 loops=1)
Hash Cond: (petrov.prikey = public.grid_catalog.petrov_prikey)
-> Seq Scan on petrov (cost=0.00..709.15 rows=7215 width=32) (actual time=58.280..108.043 rows=7
215 loops=1)
-> Hash (cost=282.08..282.08 rows=10675 width=8) (actual time=43.276..43.276 rows=7215 loops=1)
-> Index Scan using grid_catalog_petrov_prikey_idx on grid_catalog (cost=0.00..282.08 rows
=10675 width=8) (actual time=19.387..37.533 rows=7215 loops=1)
-> Hash (cost=0.18..0.18 rows=5 width=4) (actual time=0.035..0.035 rows=5 loops=1)
-> HashAggregate (cost=0.13..0.18 rows=5 width=4) (actual time=0.026..0.030 rows=5 loops=1)
-> Limit (cost=0.00..0.07 rows=5 width=4) (actual time=0.009..0.017 rows=5 loops=1)
-> Seq Scan on grid_catalog (cost=0.00..34048.69 rows=2354769 width=4) (actual time=0.007..0.009 rows=
5 loops=1)
Total runtime: 1625108.504 ms
(24 rows)
Time: 1625466.830 ms
To see the time to scan through the view:
select count(*) from grid_catalog_view;
count
---------
1597359
(1 row)
Time: 1033732.786 ms
My view is defined as:
PS1=# \d grid_catalog_view
View "public.grid_catalog_view"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+------------------+-----------
ra | double precision |
dec | double precision |
pmrac | integer |
pmdc | integer |
ident | integer |
nest4 | integer |
nest6 | integer |
nest7 | integer |
subset | integer |
View definition:
SELECT ucac4.ra, ucac4."dec", ucac4.pmrac, ucac4.pmdc, ucac4.rnm AS ident, ucac4.nest4, ucac4.nest6, ucac4.nest7, grid_catalog.subset
FROM ucac4, grid_catalog
WHERE ucac4.rnm = grid_catalog.ucac4_rnm AND grid_catalog.petrov_prikey IS NULL
UNION
SELECT petrov.ra, petrov."dec", 0 AS pmrac, 0 AS pmdc, grid_catalog.petrov_prikey AS ident, petrov.nest4, petrov.nest6, petrov.nest7, grid_catalog.subset
FROM petrov, grid_catalog
WHERE petrov.prikey = grid_catalog.petrov_prikey AND grid_catalog.ucac4_rnm IS NULL;
The large table is defined as:
PS1=# \d ucac4
Table "public.ucac4"
Column | Type | Modifiers
----------+------------------+-----------
radi | bigint |
spdi | bigint |
magm | smallint |
maga | smallint |
sigmag | smallint |
objt | smallint |
cdf | smallint |
... deleted entries not of relavance ...
ra | double precision |
dec | double precision |
x | double precision |
y | double precision |
z | double precision |
nest4 | integer |
nest6 | integer |
nest7 | integer |
Indexes:
"ucac4_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (rnm)
"q3c_ucac4_idx" btree (q3c_ang2ipix(ra, "dec")) CLUSTER
"ucac4_nest4_idx" btree (nest4)
"ucac4_nest6_idx" btree (nest6)
"ucac4_nest7_idx" btree (nest7)
Referenced by:
TABLE "grid_catalog" CONSTRAINT "grid_catalog_ucac4_rnm_fkey" FOREIGN KEY (ucac4_rnm) REFERENCES ucac4(rnm)
Any idea why my index doesn't seem to be used?