CREATE TABLE test_tablesample (id int, name text) WITH (fillfactor=10); -- use fillfactor so we don't have to load too much data to get multiple pages INSERT INTO test_tablesample SELECT i, repeat(i::text, 200) FROM generate_series(0, 9) s(i); SELECT t.id FROM test_tablesample AS t TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (50) REPEATABLE (0); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (100.0/11) REPEATABLE (0); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (50) REPEATABLE (0); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (50) REPEATABLE (0); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (5.5) REPEATABLE (0); -- 100% should give repeatable count results (ie, all rows) in any case SELECT count(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (100); SELECT count(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (100) REPEATABLE (1+2); SELECT count(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (100) REPEATABLE (0.4); CREATE VIEW test_tablesample_v1 AS SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (10*2) REPEATABLE (2); CREATE VIEW test_tablesample_v2 AS SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (99); \d+ test_tablesample_v1 \d+ test_tablesample_v2 -- check a sampled query doesn't affect cursor in progress BEGIN; DECLARE tablesample_cur CURSOR FOR SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (50) REPEATABLE (0); FETCH FIRST FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (50) REPEATABLE (0); FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH FIRST FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; FETCH NEXT FROM tablesample_cur; CLOSE tablesample_cur; END; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (50) REPEATABLE (2); EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM test_tablesample_v1; -- check inheritance behavior explain (costs off) select count(*) from person tablesample bernoulli (100); select count(*) from person tablesample bernoulli (100); select count(*) from person; -- check that collations get assigned within the tablesample arguments SELECT count(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE bernoulli (('1'::text < '0'::text)::int); -- check behavior during rescans, as well as correct handling of min/max pct select * from (values (0),(100)) v(pct), lateral (select count(*) from tenk1 tablesample bernoulli (pct)) ss; select * from (values (0),(100)) v(pct), lateral (select count(*) from tenk1 tablesample system (pct)) ss; explain (costs off) select pct, count(unique1) from (values (0),(100)) v(pct), lateral (select * from tenk1 tablesample bernoulli (pct)) ss group by pct; select pct, count(unique1) from (values (0),(100)) v(pct), lateral (select * from tenk1 tablesample bernoulli (pct)) ss group by pct; select pct, count(unique1) from (values (0),(100)) v(pct), lateral (select * from tenk1 tablesample system (pct)) ss group by pct; -- errors SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE FOOBAR (1); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (NULL); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (50) REPEATABLE (NULL); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (-1); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (200); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (-1); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM (200); SELECT id FROM test_tablesample_v1 TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (1); INSERT INTO test_tablesample_v1 VALUES(1); WITH query_select AS (SELECT * FROM test_tablesample) SELECT * FROM query_select TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (5.5) REPEATABLE (1); SELECT q.* FROM (SELECT * FROM test_tablesample) as q TABLESAMPLE BERNOULLI (5);