InnoDB or MyISAM?
PRIMARY KEY (id) is a separate index in MyISAM, so scanning 1000010 rows is
faster than for InnoDB, where the PK is "clustered" with the data. That is,
MyISAM scans a narrow, 2-column, index (id + pointer); InnoDB scans wide rows
(all columns).
There is no way to avoid scanning 1000010 rows of something (data or index).
If you are doing Pagination via OFFSET and LIMIT -- Don't. Instead, remember
where you "left off". (More details upon request.)
You can trick MySQL into doing "late row lookup" via a "self join":
SELECT b.*
FROM tbl a
JOIN ( SELECT id FROM tbl ORDER BY id LIMIT 1000000, 10) b
ON a.id = b.id
Meanwhile, see if it is already a feature request at bugs.mysql.com . If not,
add it.
Probably the optimization needs heuristics to decide which way to go. The
choice of early vs late may depend on all of these:
* OFFSET
* LIMIT
* Number of rows in the table
* Width of the table versus width of the key involved.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 张志刚 [mailto:zhig...@leju.sina.com.cn]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:30 PM
> To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
> Subject: Why does the limit use the early row lookup.
>
> Dear all:
>
> I encounted a question that the limit is not use index to lookup row
> when I issue a sql.
>
> Theoretically, the lock is used when the sql update table data and
> update table indexes, It ensures updating data and updating indexes are
> synchronous.
>
> Why does the limit use early row lookup but not late row lookup?
>
> For example :
>
> Create table test (id int primary key, name char(20));
>
> select * from test order by id limit 1000000, 10.
>
> The above sql is very slow when one fetch column is not in the indexes
> and the offset is more than million.
>
> The above sql count off the 1000010 rows and return the top 10 rows.
>
> But the sql: select id from test order by id limit 1000000, 10 is very
> fast，it skips to count off the 1000000 rows by using indexes, and
> count off
> 10 rows only.
>
> I don’t know the reason.
>
> My point is that the limit can use late row lookup: lookup rows after
> checking indexes to optimize the select speed.
>
> But the mysql optimizer do it with the early row lookup: lookup all
> rows before checking indexes when the one fetch column is not in the
> indexes.
>
> Tell me why?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Zhigang zhang
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