Re: Same query, same data different plan

From: Kostas Papadopoulos <kostas(at)methodosit(dot)com(dot)cy>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, Daevor The Devoted <dollien(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org, Julien Rouhaud <rjuju123(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Same query, same data different plan
Date: 2022-10-10 15:12:11
Message-ID: 37fcbc79-c9c9-979d-f7ad-43771e7923c5@methodosit.com.cy
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On 10/10/2022 17:53, Tom Lane wrote:
> Kostas Papadopoulos <kostas(at)methodosit(dot)com(dot)cy> writes:
>> I cannot see how it can be configuration since the two databases are in the same
>> Postgres instance.
>
> There is such a thing as ALTER DATABASE ... SET to install different
> settings at the per-database level.

I understand, but I created the databases to be the same. Our original problem was
that developers' workstations (Debian and Windows) were running a specific query
different from a test db (Ubuntu). After eliminating everything we thought of (data,
versions, configurations, OS, etc) we ended up with the scenario I described here.
>
> In general, the answer to your question is that the databases are
> *not* identical. You just haven't figured out how yet. I'm wondering
> if it has something to do with the dump/reload having compacted out
> bloat in the tables or indexes, causing cost estimates to change.

I will look into that and a couple of other ideas I got from this list.

>
> regards, tom lane

Thanks
kostas

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