On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 16:07 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Ken Hill <ken(at)scottshill(dot)com> writes:
> > Seq Scan on ncccr10 (cost=0.00..20417160510.08 rows=305782 width=104)
> > Filter: (NOT (subplan))
> > SubPlan
> > -> Seq Scan on ncccr9 (cost=0.00..65533.71 rows=494471 width=104)
> > (4 rows)
>
> > Any ideas why it is so slow?
>
> "NOT (subplan)" is horrendous (and the system knows it, note the huge
> cost estimate). Try increasing work_mem enough so you get a hashed
> subplan instead.
>
> regards, tom lane
How do I ncrease work_mem?