Re: SELECT with LIKE clause makes full table scan

From: Josef Šimánek <josef(dot)simanek(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Matthias Apitz <guru(at)unixarea(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SELECT with LIKE clause makes full table scan
Date: 2022-01-26 11:20:08
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st 26. 1. 2022 v 11:55 odesílatel Matthias Apitz <guru(at)unixarea(dot)de> napsal:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> We face in a PostgreSQL 11.4 installation on a potent Linux host a
> serious performance degree.
>
> A SELECT with a LIKE clause on a table with ca. 5.200.000 rows on a
> column with an Index ignores this and does a full table scan:

Which index is ignored? Can you share the CREATE INDEX command as well?

> sisis=# explain (analyze, buffers) select * from d01buch where d01ort like 'Z 9610%' ;
> QUERY PLAN
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Gather (cost=1000.00..680262.71 rows=510 width=952) (actual time=1324.096..1349.429 rows=1 loops=1)
> Workers Planned: 4
> Workers Launched: 4
> Buffers: shared hit=102040 read=560674
> -> Parallel Seq Scan on d01buch (cost=0.00..679211.71 rows=128 width=952) (actual time=1117.663..1315.062 rows=0 loops=5)
> Filter: (d01ort ~~ 'Z 9610%'::text)
> Rows Removed by Filter: 1055853
> Buffers: shared hit=102040 read=560674
> Planning Time: 2.028 ms
> Execution Time: 1349.593 ms
> (10 Zeilen)
>
> Why is this (ignoring the Index) and what could be done?
>
> Thanks
>
> matthias
>
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