Re: Slow queries when functions are inlined

Evan Martin <postgresql(at)realityexists(dot)net> writes:
> Thanks, Tom. You mean this bit, right?
> -> Seq Scan on _test_pos (cost=0.00..10728.00 rows=1 width=4)
> Filter:
> ((('0101000020E61000000000000000001C400000000000001C40'::geography &&
> _st_expand(pos, 300000::double precision)) AND ...

> I tried to find some info on selectivity estimation functions, but only
> came up with
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/xoper-optimization.html which
> talks about operators. Is there something similar for functions? Or does
> the rows estimate come from the PostGIS && operator that's used
> internally by ST_DWithin? Just trying to understand this better so I
> know what to ask on the PostGIS list.

Yeah, the _st_dwithin calls are probably also getting default estimates,
so this must be mostly on the head of the && calls. You could try
EXPLAIN ANALYZEs with just these individual filter conditions to see
which ones are far off.

regards, tom lane