Re: postrgesql query planner wrong desicion

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kenny Bachman <kenny(dot)bachman17(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postrgesql query planner wrong desicion
Date: 2022-06-17 14:19:32
Message-ID: 1217742.1655475572@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kenny Bachman <kenny(dot)bachman17(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> With GIST Index: (Total exec time : 34s)

> Index Scan using "Pool_Party_Code_gist" on "Pool_Party" (cost=0.28..8.30
> rows=1 width=4) (actual time=0.097..0.097 rows=1 loops=330870)
> Index Cond: (("Code")::text =
> 'TEAM-FIXPOWERUSER'::text)

> Without GIST Index: (Total exec time: 4s)

> Index Scan using "Pool_Party_Code_idx" on "Pool_Party" (cost=0.42..8.44
> rows=1 width=4) (actual time=0.007..0.007 rows=1 loops=330870)
> Index Cond: (("Code")::text =
> 'TEAM-FIXPOWERUSER'::text)

Why do you have a gist index on a column that's apparently plain
text (or varchar)? It seems kinda pointless, and the more so if
it duplicates a btree index.

regards, tom lane

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