Postgresql 14.8, Redhat8. looks like have to create extend statistics on indexed and joined columns to make join filters pushed down to secondary index scan in nestloop, and the shared buffer hits show big difference.
is it expected ? SELECT .... FROM mtgxxxxxxxx a LEFT OUTER JOIN mtgxxxxxxxext b ON a.sssid = b.sssid and a.MMMUUID = b.MMMUUID and a.uuid = b.uuid WHERE a.SSSID=$1 AND a.MMMUID=$2 ORDER BY a.XXXX asc offset 300 rows FETCH FIRST 51 ROWS ONLY explain (analyze,buffers) slowsql1(...) 1. with default, join filters just after nestloop, Limit (cost=5.61..5.62 rows=1 width=1169) (actual time=2249.443..2249.454 rows=51 loops=1) Buffers: shared hit=3864917 -> Sort (cost=5.61..5.61 rows=1 width=1169) (actual time=2249.404..2249.438 rows=351 loops=1) Sort Key: a.email Sort Method: top-N heapsort Memory: 174kB Buffers: shared hit=3864917 -> Nested Loop Left Join (cost=1.12..5.60 rows=1 width=1169) (actual time=1.335..2246.971 rows=2142 loops=1) Join Filter: ((a.sssid = b.sssid) AND ((a.mmmuuid)::text = (b.mmmuuid)::text) AND (a.uuid = b.uuid)) Rows Removed by Join Filter: 4586022 Buffers: shared hit=3864917 -> Index Scan using idx_mmmcfattlist_mmmuuid_f on mtgxxxxxxxx a (cost=0.56..2.79 rows=1 width=1093) (actual time=0.026..5.318 rows =2142 loops=1) Index Cond: ((sssid = $1) AND ((mmmuuid)::text = ($2)::text)) Filter: ((joinstatus = ANY (ARRAY[$3, $4])) OR ((usertype)::text = 'Testlist'::text)) Buffers: shared hit=2891 -> Index Scan using idx_mtgattndlstext_mmmuuid_uid on mtgxxxxxxxext b (cost=0.56..2.78 rows=1 width=133) (actual time=0.016..0.698 rows=2142 loops=2142) Index Cond: ((sssid = $1) AND ((mmmuuid)::text = ($2)::text)) Buffers: shared hit=3862026 <<< here huge shared hits. Planning Time: 0.033 ms Execution Time: 2249.527 ms create statistics mtgxxxxxxext_sssid_mmmuuid(dependencies,ndistinct) on sssid, mmmuuid from mtgxxxxxxxext. analyze mtgxxxxxxxext. 2. join filters pushed down to secondary index scan, and reduce a lot of shared blks access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Limit (cost=5.61..5.62 rows=1 width=1245) (actual time=12.371..12.380 rows=51 loops=1) Buffers: shared hit=12865 -> Sort (cost=5.61..5.61 rows=1 width=1245) (actual time=12.333..12.364 rows=351 loops=1) Sort Key: a.email Sort Method: top-N heapsort Memory: 174kB Buffers: shared hit=12865 -> Nested Loop Left Join (cost=1.12..5.60 rows=1 width=1245) (actual time=0.042..10.819 rows=2142 loops=1) Buffers: shared hit=12865 -> Index Scan using idx_mmmcfattlist_mmmuuid_f on mtgxxxxxxxx a (cost=0.56..2.79 rows=1 width=1169) (actual time=0.025..2.492 rows=2142 loops=1) Index Cond: ((sssid = $1) AND ((mmmuuid)::text = ($2)::text)) Filter: ((joinstatus = ANY (ARRAY[$3, $4])) OR ((usertype)::text = 'Testlist'::text)) Buffers: shared hit=2891 -> Index Scan using idx_mtgattndlstext_mmmuuid_uid on mtgxxxxxxxext b (cost=0.56..2.79 rows=1 width=133) (actual time=0.003..0 .003 rows=1 loops=2142) Index Cond: ((sssid = a.sssid) AND (sssid = $1) AND ((mmmuuid)::text = (a.mmmuuid)::text) AND ((mmmuuid)::text = ($2)::text) AND (uui d = a.uuid)) Buffers: shared hit=10710 <<< here much less shared hits , and Index Cond automatically added sssid = a.sssid ,mmuuid=a.mmmuuid. Planning Time: 0.021 ms Execution Time: 12.451 ms (17 rows) Thanks, James