Oops, fixing link. https://gist.github.com/joevandyk/070e4728c4c9fe1bf086/raw/8b1ecf4b2d4fd127a22cb19abe948c29d78c2158/gistfile1.txt summarizes the problem.
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Joe Van Dyk <j...@tanga.com> wrote: > > https://gist.github.com/joevandyk/070e4728c4c9fe1bf086/raw/8b1ecf4b2d4fd127a22cb19abe948c29d78c2158/gistfile1.txtsummarizes > the problem. > > andres on #postgresql says that making #2 use a faster plan shouldn't be > hard, but he doesn't seem #3 happening. > > I was surprised about #2 not being faster, andres said "Afaics its this > restriction: "1. The qual must not contain any subselects (mainly because > I'm not sure it will work correctly: sublinks will already have been > transformed into subplans in the qual, but not in the subquery)." in > qual_is_pushdown_safe" > > Not sure if there's anything to be done here, just thought I'd post in > case anyone has any ideas. In an ideal world, I'd be able to write version > #3. > > Joe >