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1 files changed, 77 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
index 9c227d7f6c6..b5e7686303e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c,v 1.83 2007/03/30 00:12:59 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c,v 1.84 2007/04/06 22:33:42 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@@ -264,12 +264,27 @@ _bt_preprocess_keys(IndexScanDesc scan)
if (numberOfKeys == 1)
{
/*
- * We don't use indices for 'A is null' and 'A is not null' currently
- * and 'A < = > <> NULL' will always fail - so qual is not OK if
- * comparison value is NULL. - vadim 03/21/97
+ * We treat all btree operators as strict (even if they're not so
+ * marked in pg_proc). This means that it is impossible for an
+ * operator condition with a NULL comparison constant to succeed,
+ * and we can reject it right away.
+ *
+ * However, we now also support "x IS NULL" clauses as search
+ * conditions, so in that case keep going. The planner has not
+ * filled in any particular strategy in this case, so set it to
+ * BTEqualStrategyNumber --- we can treat IS NULL as an equality
+ * operator for purposes of search strategy.
*/
if (cur->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
- so->qual_ok = false;
+ {
+ if (cur->sk_flags & SK_SEARCHNULL)
+ {
+ cur->sk_strategy = BTEqualStrategyNumber;
+ cur->sk_subtype = InvalidOid;
+ }
+ else
+ so->qual_ok = false;
+ }
_bt_mark_scankey_with_indoption(cur, indoption);
memcpy(outkeys, cur, sizeof(ScanKeyData));
so->numberOfKeys = 1;
@@ -303,17 +318,20 @@ _bt_preprocess_keys(IndexScanDesc scan)
{
if (i < numberOfKeys)
{
- /* See comments above: any NULL implies cannot match qual */
+ /* See comments above about NULLs and IS NULL handling. */
/* Note: we assume SK_ISNULL is never set in a row header key */
if (cur->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
{
- so->qual_ok = false;
-
- /*
- * Quit processing so we don't try to invoke comparison
- * routines on NULLs.
- */
- return;
+ if (cur->sk_flags & SK_SEARCHNULL)
+ {
+ cur->sk_strategy = BTEqualStrategyNumber;
+ cur->sk_subtype = InvalidOid;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ so->qual_ok = false;
+ return;
+ }
}
}
@@ -344,6 +362,14 @@ _bt_preprocess_keys(IndexScanDesc scan)
if (!chk || j == (BTEqualStrategyNumber - 1))
continue;
+
+ /* IS NULL together with any other predicate must fail */
+ if (eq->sk_flags & SK_SEARCHNULL)
+ {
+ so->qual_ok = false;
+ return;
+ }
+
if (_bt_compare_scankey_args(scan, chk, eq, chk,
&test_result))
{
@@ -455,6 +481,23 @@ _bt_preprocess_keys(IndexScanDesc scan)
else
{
/* yup, keep only the more restrictive key */
+
+ /* if either arg is NULL, don't try to compare */
+ if ((cur->sk_flags | xform[j]->sk_flags) & SK_ISNULL)
+ {
+ /* at least one of them must be an IS NULL clause */
+ Assert(j == (BTEqualStrategyNumber - 1));
+ Assert((cur->sk_flags | xform[j]->sk_flags) & SK_SEARCHNULL);
+ /* if one is and one isn't, the search must fail */
+ if ((cur->sk_flags ^ xform[j]->sk_flags) & SK_SEARCHNULL)
+ {
+ so->qual_ok = false;
+ return;
+ }
+ /* we have duplicate IS NULL clauses, ignore the newer one */
+ continue;
+ }
+
if (_bt_compare_scankey_args(scan, cur, cur, xform[j],
&test_result))
{
@@ -798,11 +841,29 @@ _bt_checkkeys(IndexScanDesc scan,
tupdesc,
&isNull);
- /* btree doesn't support 'A is null' clauses, yet */
if (key->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
{
- /* we shouldn't get here, really; see _bt_preprocess_keys() */
- *continuescan = false;
+ /* Handle IS NULL tests */
+ Assert(key->sk_flags & SK_SEARCHNULL);
+
+ if (isNull)
+ continue; /* tuple satisfies this qual */
+
+ /*
+ * Tuple fails this qual. If it's a required qual for the current
+ * scan direction, then we can conclude no further tuples will
+ * pass, either.
+ */
+ if ((key->sk_flags & SK_BT_REQFWD) &&
+ ScanDirectionIsForward(dir))
+ *continuescan = false;
+ else if ((key->sk_flags & SK_BT_REQBKWD) &&
+ ScanDirectionIsBackward(dir))
+ *continuescan = false;
+
+ /*
+ * In any case, this indextuple doesn't match the qual.
+ */
return false;
}