Re: SELECT DISTINCT Performance Issue

At 19:45 05/06/06, PFC wrote:

>>Previously, we have also tried to use LIMIT 1 instead of DISTINCT, but
>>the performance was no better:
>>select PlayerID,AtDate from Player where PlayerID='22220' order by
>>PlayerID desc, AtDate desc LIMIT 1
>
> The DISTINCT query will pull out all the rows and keep only one,
> so the
>one with LIMIT should be faster. Can you post explain analyze of the LIMIT
>query ?

Actually the problem with LIMIT 1 query is when we use views with the LIMIT
1 construct. The direct SQL is ok:

esdt=> explain analyze select PlayerID,AtDate from Player where
PlayerID='22220'
order by PlayerID desc, AtDate desc LIMIT 1;

Limit (cost=0.00..1.37 rows=1 width=23) (actual time=0.000..0.000 rows=1
loops
=1)
-> Index Scan Backward using pk_player on player (cost=0.00..16074.23
rows=
11770 width=23) (actual time=0.000..0.000 rows=1 loops=1)
Index Cond: ((playerid)::text = '22220'::text)
Total runtime: 0.000 ms

esdt=> create or replace view VCurPlayer3 as select * from Player a
where AtDate = (select b.AtDate from Player b where a.PlayerID = b.PlayerID
order by b.PlayerID desc, b.AtDate desc LIMIT 1);

esdt=> explain analyze select PlayerID,AtDate,version from VCurPlayer3
where Pla
yerID='22220';
Index Scan using pk_player on player a (cost=0.00..33072.78 rows=59
width=27)
(actual time=235.000..235.000 rows=1 loops=1)
Index Cond: ((playerid)::text = '22220'::text)
Filter: ((atdate)::text = ((subplan))::text)
SubPlan
-> Limit (cost=0.00..1.44 rows=1 width=23) (actual
time=0.117..0.117 rows
=1 loops=1743)
-> Index Scan Backward using pk_player on player
b (cost=0.00..1402
3.67 rows=9727 width=23) (actual time=0.108..0.108 rows=1 loops=1743)
Index Cond: (($0)::text = (playerid)::text)
Total runtime: 235.000 ms

The problem appears to be in the loops=1743 scanning all 1743 data records
for that player.

Regards, KC.