Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> I am timing small queries, and found that a PREPARE/EXECUTE of "SELECT
> 1" takes about 1.2ms on my machine. A normal SELECT doesn't take much
> longer, so I am wondering why a simpler query isn't faster.
Define "normal SELECT". I can think of plenty of people who would be
overjoyed if their average SELECT was only a couple millisecs.
regards, tom lane