Dan Harris <fbsd@drivefaster.net> writes:
>> -> Index Scan using ea1 on ea (cost=0.00..2736.43 rows=42 width=47) (actual time=2.085..2.309 rows=2 loops=473)
>> Index Cond: ((ea.incidentid)::text = ("outer".incidentid)::text)
>> Filter: (((recordtext)::text ~~ '%RED%'::text) OR ((recordtext)::text ~~ '%CORVETTE%'::text))
> Doesn't that mean it was using an index to filter?
No. The "Index Cond" shows it is using the index only for the join
condition. A "Filter" is an additional filter condition that happens to
get applied at this plan node --- but it'll be applied to every row the
index finds for the index condition.
regards, tom lane
