Re: Interesting incosistent query timing

From: Manfred Koizar <mkoi-pg(at)aon(dot)at>
To: Ernest E Vogelsinger <ernest(at)vogelsinger(dot)at>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Interesting incosistent query timing
Date: 2003-06-16 23:45:58
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:46:54 +0200, Ernest E Vogelsinger
<ernest(at)vogelsinger(dot)at> wrote:
>For the first time run it executes in 1.5 - 2 seconds. From the second
>time, only 10 msec are needed for the same result

I'd call it inconsistent, if it were the other way round :-) I guess
you are seeing the effects of disk caching. Watch the drive LED
during the first run ...

Servus
Manfred

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