CREATE SCHEMA am_columnar_join; SET search_path TO am_columnar_join; CREATE TABLE users (id int, name text) USING columnar; INSERT INTO users SELECT a, 'name' || a FROM generate_series(0,30-1) AS a; CREATE TABLE things (id int, user_id int, name text) USING columnar; INSERT INTO things SELECT a, a % 30, 'thing' || a FROM generate_series(1,300) AS a; -- force the nested loop to rescan the table SET enable_material TO off; SET enable_hashjoin TO off; SET enable_mergejoin TO off; SELECT count(*) FROM users JOIN things ON (users.id = things.user_id) WHERE things.id > 290; -- verify the join uses a nested loop to trigger the rescan behaviour EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT count(*) FROM users JOIN things ON (users.id = things.user_id) WHERE things.id > 299990; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT u1.id, u2.id, COUNT(u2.*) FROM users u1 JOIN users u2 ON (u1.id::text = u2.name) WHERE u2.id > 299990 GROUP BY u1.id, u2.id; SET client_min_messages TO warning; DROP SCHEMA am_columnar_join CASCADE;