Bruce Momjian wrote: > I am timing small queries, and found that a PREPARE/EXECUTE of "SELECT > 1" takes about 1.2ms on my machine. A normal SELECT doesn't take much > longer, so I am wondering why a simpler query isn't faster. > > Looking at log_executor_stats, I see the following. Execute shows > nothing taking much time, mostly < .2ms, but the total seems high. I > wonder if one of our standard query start/stop functions is taking too > long and can be optimized.
There seems to be a 'PostgreSQL ping' time of about 1-2 ms in best case conditions which limits the amount of queries you can fire off in 1 second, no matter how simple. In certain rare cases this is something of a bottleneck. In my personal case it would be nice to see that time lower because converted COBOL applications tend to generate a lot of 'simple' queries. Merlin ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html