set enable_seqscan=off; CREATE TABLE test_int8 ( i int8 ); INSERT INTO test_int8 VALUES (-2),(-1),(0),(1),(2),(3); CREATE INDEX idx_int8 ON test_int8 USING gin (i); SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<1::int8 ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<=1::int8 ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 1 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i=1::int8 ORDER BY i; i --- 1 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i>=1::int8 ORDER BY i; i --- 1 2 3 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i>1::int8 ORDER BY i; i --- 2 3 (2 rows) explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<1::int2 ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------- Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_int8 Recheck Cond: (i < '1'::smallint) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_int8 Index Cond: (i < '1'::smallint) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<1::int2 ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<=1::int2 ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 1 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i=1::int2 ORDER BY i; i --- 1 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i>=1::int2 ORDER BY i; i --- 1 2 3 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i>1::int2 ORDER BY i; i --- 2 3 (2 rows) explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<1::int4 ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------- Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_int8 Recheck Cond: (i < 1) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_int8 Index Cond: (i < 1) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<1::int4 ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i<=1::int4 ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 1 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i=1::int4 ORDER BY i; i --- 1 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i>=1::int4 ORDER BY i; i --- 1 2 3 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_int8 WHERE i>1::int4 ORDER BY i; i --- 2 3 (2 rows)