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diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c
index 09ad68ecd93..a2626929826 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c,v 1.72 2005/08/27 22:13:43 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c,v 1.73 2005/10/15 02:49:20 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@
static PathKeyItem *makePathKeyItem(Node *key, Oid sortop, bool checkType);
static void generate_outer_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
- List *equi_key_set,
- Relids *relids);
+ List *equi_key_set,
+ Relids *relids);
static void sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
- List *equi_key_set, Relids *relids,
- Node *item1, Oid sortop1,
- Relids item1_relids);
+ List *equi_key_set, Relids *relids,
+ Node *item1, Oid sortop1,
+ Relids item1_relids);
static void process_implied_const_eq(PlannerInfo *root,
- List *equi_key_set, Relids *relids,
- Node *item1, Oid sortop1,
- Relids item1_relids,
- bool delete_it);
+ List *equi_key_set, Relids *relids,
+ Node *item1, Oid sortop1,
+ Relids item1_relids,
+ bool delete_it);
static List *make_canonical_pathkey(PlannerInfo *root, PathKeyItem *item);
static Var *find_indexkey_var(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
AttrNumber varattno);
@@ -59,12 +59,11 @@ makePathKeyItem(Node *key, Oid sortop, bool checkType)
PathKeyItem *item = makeNode(PathKeyItem);
/*
- * Some callers pass expressions that are not necessarily of the same
- * type as the sort operator expects as input (for example when
- * dealing with an index that uses binary-compatible operators). We
- * must relabel these with the correct type so that the key
- * expressions will be seen as equal() to expressions that have been
- * correctly labeled.
+ * Some callers pass expressions that are not necessarily of the same type
+ * as the sort operator expects as input (for example when dealing with an
+ * index that uses binary-compatible operators). We must relabel these
+ * with the correct type so that the key expressions will be seen as
+ * equal() to expressions that have been correctly labeled.
*/
if (checkType)
{
@@ -116,20 +115,19 @@ add_equijoined_keys(PlannerInfo *root, RestrictInfo *restrictinfo)
return;
/*
- * Our plan is to make a two-element set, then sweep through the
- * existing equijoin sets looking for matches to item1 or item2. When
- * we find one, we remove that set from equi_key_list and union it
- * into our new set. When done, we add the new set to the front of
- * equi_key_list.
+ * Our plan is to make a two-element set, then sweep through the existing
+ * equijoin sets looking for matches to item1 or item2. When we find one,
+ * we remove that set from equi_key_list and union it into our new set.
+ * When done, we add the new set to the front of equi_key_list.
*
* It may well be that the two items we're given are already known to be
* equijoin-equivalent, in which case we don't need to change our data
* structure. If we find both of them in the same equivalence set to
* start with, we can quit immediately.
*
- * This is a standard UNION-FIND problem, for which there exist better
- * data structures than simple lists. If this code ever proves to be
- * a bottleneck then it could be sped up --- but for now, simple is
+ * This is a standard UNION-FIND problem, for which there exist better data
+ * structures than simple lists. If this code ever proves to be a
+ * bottleneck then it could be sped up --- but for now, simple is
* beautiful.
*/
newset = NIL;
@@ -148,8 +146,7 @@ add_equijoined_keys(PlannerInfo *root, RestrictInfo *restrictinfo)
if (item1here || item2here)
{
/*
- * If find both in same equivalence set, no need to do any
- * more
+ * If find both in same equivalence set, no need to do any more
*/
if (item1here && item2here)
{
@@ -228,18 +225,18 @@ generate_implied_equalities(PlannerInfo *root)
int i1;
/*
- * A set containing only two items cannot imply any equalities
- * beyond the one that created the set, so we can skip it ---
- * unless outer joins appear in the query.
+ * A set containing only two items cannot imply any equalities beyond
+ * the one that created the set, so we can skip it --- unless outer
+ * joins appear in the query.
*/
if (nitems < 3 && !root->hasOuterJoins)
continue;
/*
- * Collect info about relids mentioned in each item. For this
- * routine we only really care whether there are any at all in
- * each item, but process_implied_equality() needs the exact sets,
- * so we may as well pull them here.
+ * Collect info about relids mentioned in each item. For this routine
+ * we only really care whether there are any at all in each item, but
+ * process_implied_equality() needs the exact sets, so we may as well
+ * pull them here.
*/
relids = (Relids *) palloc(nitems * sizeof(Relids));
have_consts = false;
@@ -258,9 +255,9 @@ generate_implied_equalities(PlannerInfo *root)
* Match each item in the set with all that appear after it (it's
* sufficient to generate A=B, need not process B=A too).
*
- * A set containing only two items cannot imply any equalities
- * beyond the one that created the set, so we can skip this
- * processing in that case.
+ * A set containing only two items cannot imply any equalities beyond the
+ * one that created the set, so we can skip this processing in that
+ * case.
*/
if (nitems >= 3)
{
@@ -346,7 +343,7 @@ generate_implied_equalities(PlannerInfo *root)
* the time it gets here, the restriction will look like
* COALESCE(LEFTVAR, RIGHTVAR) = CONSTANT
* and we will have a join clause LEFTVAR = RIGHTVAR that we can match the
- * COALESCE expression to. In this situation we can push LEFTVAR = CONSTANT
+ * COALESCE expression to. In this situation we can push LEFTVAR = CONSTANT
* and RIGHTVAR = CONSTANT into the input relations, since any rows not
* meeting these conditions cannot contribute to the join result.
*
@@ -397,8 +394,8 @@ generate_outer_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
*/
static void
sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
- List *equi_key_set, Relids *relids,
- Node *item1, Oid sortop1, Relids item1_relids)
+ List *equi_key_set, Relids *relids,
+ Node *item1, Oid sortop1, Relids item1_relids)
{
ListCell *l;
@@ -410,34 +407,36 @@ sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
foreach(l, root->left_join_clauses)
{
RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(l);
- Node *leftop = get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
+ Node *leftop = get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
if (equal(leftop, item1) && rinfo->left_sortop == sortop1)
{
/*
- * Match, so find constant member(s) of set and generate
- * implied INNERVAR = CONSTANT
+ * Match, so find constant member(s) of set and generate implied
+ * INNERVAR = CONSTANT
*/
- Node *rightop = get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
+ Node *rightop = get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
process_implied_const_eq(root, equi_key_set, relids,
rightop,
rinfo->right_sortop,
rinfo->right_relids,
false);
+
/*
* We can remove explicit tests of this outer-join qual, too,
- * since we now have tests forcing each of its sides
- * to the same value.
+ * since we now have tests forcing each of its sides to the same
+ * value.
*/
process_implied_equality(root,
leftop, rightop,
rinfo->left_sortop, rinfo->right_sortop,
rinfo->left_relids, rinfo->right_relids,
true);
+
/*
- * And recurse to see if we can deduce anything from
- * INNERVAR = CONSTANT
+ * And recurse to see if we can deduce anything from INNERVAR =
+ * CONSTANT
*/
sub_generate_join_implications(root, equi_key_set, relids,
rightop,
@@ -450,34 +449,36 @@ sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
foreach(l, root->right_join_clauses)
{
RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(l);
- Node *rightop = get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
+ Node *rightop = get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
if (equal(rightop, item1) && rinfo->right_sortop == sortop1)
{
/*
- * Match, so find constant member(s) of set and generate
- * implied INNERVAR = CONSTANT
+ * Match, so find constant member(s) of set and generate implied
+ * INNERVAR = CONSTANT
*/
- Node *leftop = get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
+ Node *leftop = get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
process_implied_const_eq(root, equi_key_set, relids,
leftop,
rinfo->left_sortop,
rinfo->left_relids,
false);
+
/*
* We can remove explicit tests of this outer-join qual, too,
- * since we now have tests forcing each of its sides
- * to the same value.
+ * since we now have tests forcing each of its sides to the same
+ * value.
*/
process_implied_equality(root,
leftop, rightop,
rinfo->left_sortop, rinfo->right_sortop,
rinfo->left_relids, rinfo->right_relids,
true);
+
/*
- * And recurse to see if we can deduce anything from
- * INNERVAR = CONSTANT
+ * And recurse to see if we can deduce anything from INNERVAR =
+ * CONSTANT
*/
sub_generate_join_implications(root, equi_key_set, relids,
leftop,
@@ -492,8 +493,8 @@ sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
if (IsA(item1, CoalesceExpr))
{
CoalesceExpr *cexpr = (CoalesceExpr *) item1;
- Node *cfirst;
- Node *csecond;
+ Node *cfirst;
+ Node *csecond;
if (list_length(cexpr->args) != 2)
return;
@@ -501,26 +502,26 @@ sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
csecond = (Node *) lsecond(cexpr->args);
/*
- * Examine each mergejoinable full-join clause, looking for a
- * clause of the form "x = y" matching the COALESCE(x,y) expression
+ * Examine each mergejoinable full-join clause, looking for a clause
+ * of the form "x = y" matching the COALESCE(x,y) expression
*/
foreach(l, root->full_join_clauses)
{
RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(l);
- Node *leftop = get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
- Node *rightop = get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
+ Node *leftop = get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
+ Node *rightop = get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
/*
- * We can assume the COALESCE() inputs are in the same order
- * as the join clause, since both were automatically generated
- * in the cases we care about.
+ * We can assume the COALESCE() inputs are in the same order as
+ * the join clause, since both were automatically generated in the
+ * cases we care about.
*
- * XXX currently this may fail to match in cross-type cases
- * because the COALESCE will contain typecast operations while
- * the join clause may not (if there is a cross-type mergejoin
- * operator available for the two column types).
- * Is it OK to strip implicit coercions from the COALESCE
- * arguments? What of the sortops in such cases?
+ * XXX currently this may fail to match in cross-type cases because
+ * the COALESCE will contain typecast operations while the join
+ * clause may not (if there is a cross-type mergejoin operator
+ * available for the two column types). Is it OK to strip implicit
+ * coercions from the COALESCE arguments? What of the sortops in
+ * such cases?
*/
if (equal(leftop, cfirst) &&
equal(rightop, csecond) &&
@@ -548,10 +549,11 @@ sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
sortop1,
item1_relids,
true);
+
/*
* We can remove explicit tests of this outer-join qual, too,
- * since we now have tests forcing each of its sides
- * to the same value.
+ * since we now have tests forcing each of its sides to the
+ * same value.
*/
process_implied_equality(root,
leftop, rightop,
@@ -560,9 +562,10 @@ sub_generate_join_implications(PlannerInfo *root,
rinfo->left_relids,
rinfo->right_relids,
true);
+
/*
- * And recurse to see if we can deduce anything from
- * LEFTVAR = CONSTANT
+ * And recurse to see if we can deduce anything from LEFTVAR =
+ * CONSTANT
*/
sub_generate_join_implications(root, equi_key_set, relids,
leftop,
@@ -700,19 +703,19 @@ canonicalize_pathkeys(PlannerInfo *root, List *pathkeys)
List *cpathkey;
/*
- * It's sufficient to look at the first entry in the sublist; if
- * there are more entries, they're already part of an equivalence
- * set by definition.
+ * It's sufficient to look at the first entry in the sublist; if there
+ * are more entries, they're already part of an equivalence set by
+ * definition.
*/
Assert(pathkey != NIL);
item = (PathKeyItem *) linitial(pathkey);
cpathkey = make_canonical_pathkey(root, item);
/*
- * Eliminate redundant ordering requests --- ORDER BY A,A is the
- * same as ORDER BY A. We want to check this only after we have
- * canonicalized the keys, so that equivalent-key knowledge is
- * used when deciding if an item is redundant.
+ * Eliminate redundant ordering requests --- ORDER BY A,A is the same
+ * as ORDER BY A. We want to check this only after we have
+ * canonicalized the keys, so that equivalent-key knowledge is used
+ * when deciding if an item is redundant.
*/
new_pathkeys = list_append_unique_ptr(new_pathkeys, cpathkey);
}
@@ -769,8 +772,8 @@ compare_pathkeys(List *keys1, List *keys2)
List *subkey2 = (List *) lfirst(key2);
/*
- * XXX would like to check that we've been given canonicalized
- * input, but PlannerInfo not accessible here...
+ * XXX would like to check that we've been given canonicalized input,
+ * but PlannerInfo not accessible here...
*/
#ifdef NOT_USED
Assert(list_member_ptr(root->equi_key_list, subkey1));
@@ -778,10 +781,10 @@ compare_pathkeys(List *keys1, List *keys2)
#endif
/*
- * We will never have two subkeys where one is a subset of the
- * other, because of the canonicalization process. Either they
- * are equal or they ain't. Furthermore, we only need pointer
- * comparison to detect equality.
+ * We will never have two subkeys where one is a subset of the other,
+ * because of the canonicalization process. Either they are equal or
+ * they ain't. Furthermore, we only need pointer comparison to detect
+ * equality.
*/
if (subkey1 != subkey2)
return PATHKEYS_DIFFERENT; /* no need to keep looking */
@@ -789,9 +792,9 @@ compare_pathkeys(List *keys1, List *keys2)
/*
* If we reached the end of only one list, the other is longer and
- * therefore not a subset. (We assume the additional sublist(s) of
- * the other list are not NIL --- no pathkey list should ever have a
- * NIL sublist.)
+ * therefore not a subset. (We assume the additional sublist(s) of the
+ * other list are not NIL --- no pathkey list should ever have a NIL
+ * sublist.)
*/
if (key1 == NULL && key2 == NULL)
return PATHKEYS_EQUAL;
@@ -840,8 +843,8 @@ get_cheapest_path_for_pathkeys(List *paths, List *pathkeys,
Path *path = (Path *) lfirst(l);
/*
- * Since cost comparison is a lot cheaper than pathkey comparison,
- * do that first. (XXX is that still true?)
+ * Since cost comparison is a lot cheaper than pathkey comparison, do
+ * that first. (XXX is that still true?)
*/
if (matched_path != NULL &&
compare_path_costs(matched_path, path, cost_criterion) <= 0)
@@ -879,11 +882,11 @@ get_cheapest_fractional_path_for_pathkeys(List *paths,
Path *path = (Path *) lfirst(l);
/*
- * Since cost comparison is a lot cheaper than pathkey comparison,
- * do that first.
+ * Since cost comparison is a lot cheaper than pathkey comparison, do
+ * that first.
*/
if (matched_path != NULL &&
- compare_fractional_path_costs(matched_path, path, fraction) <= 0)
+ compare_fractional_path_costs(matched_path, path, fraction) <= 0)
continue;
if (pathkeys_contained_in(pathkeys, path->pathkeys))
@@ -954,8 +957,8 @@ build_index_pathkeys(PlannerInfo *root,
cpathkey = make_canonical_pathkey(root, item);
/*
- * Eliminate redundant ordering info; could happen if query is
- * such that index keys are equijoined...
+ * Eliminate redundant ordering info; could happen if query is such
+ * that index keys are equijoined...
*/
retval = list_append_unique_ptr(retval, cpathkey);
@@ -1003,7 +1006,7 @@ find_indexkey_var(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel, AttrNumber varattno)
/*
* convert_subquery_pathkeys
* Build a pathkeys list that describes the ordering of a subquery's
- * result, in the terms of the outer query. This is essentially a
+ * result, in the terms of the outer query. This is essentially a
* task of conversion.
*
* 'rel': outer query's RelOptInfo for the subquery relation.
@@ -1033,19 +1036,18 @@ convert_subquery_pathkeys(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
/*
* The sub_pathkey could contain multiple elements (representing
- * knowledge that multiple items are effectively equal). Each
- * element might match none, one, or more of the output columns
- * that are visible to the outer query. This means we may have
- * multiple possible representations of the sub_pathkey in the
- * context of the outer query. Ideally we would generate them all
- * and put them all into a pathkey list of the outer query,
- * thereby propagating equality knowledge up to the outer query.
- * Right now we cannot do so, because the outer query's canonical
- * pathkey sets are already frozen when this is called. Instead
- * we prefer the one that has the highest "score" (number of
- * canonical pathkey peers, plus one if it matches the outer
- * query_pathkeys). This is the most likely to be useful in the
- * outer query.
+ * knowledge that multiple items are effectively equal). Each element
+ * might match none, one, or more of the output columns that are
+ * visible to the outer query. This means we may have multiple
+ * possible representations of the sub_pathkey in the context of the
+ * outer query. Ideally we would generate them all and put them all
+ * into a pathkey list of the outer query, thereby propagating
+ * equality knowledge up to the outer query. Right now we cannot do
+ * so, because the outer query's canonical pathkey sets are already
+ * frozen when this is called. Instead we prefer the one that has the
+ * highest "score" (number of canonical pathkey peers, plus one if it
+ * matches the outer query_pathkeys). This is the most likely to be
+ * useful in the outer query.
*/
foreach(j, sub_pathkey)
{
@@ -1144,13 +1146,13 @@ build_join_pathkeys(PlannerInfo *root,
return NIL;
/*
- * This used to be quite a complex bit of code, but now that all
- * pathkey sublists start out life canonicalized, we don't have to do
- * a darn thing here! The inner-rel vars we used to need to add are
- * *already* part of the outer pathkey!
+ * This used to be quite a complex bit of code, but now that all pathkey
+ * sublists start out life canonicalized, we don't have to do a darn thing
+ * here! The inner-rel vars we used to need to add are *already* part of
+ * the outer pathkey!
*
- * We do, however, need to truncate the pathkeys list, since it may
- * contain pathkeys that were useful for forming this joinrel but are
+ * We do, however, need to truncate the pathkeys list, since it may contain
+ * pathkeys that were useful for forming this joinrel but are
* uninteresting to higher levels.
*/
return truncate_useless_pathkeys(root, joinrel, outer_pathkeys);
@@ -1289,22 +1291,20 @@ find_mergeclauses_for_pathkeys(PlannerInfo *root,
/*
* We can match a pathkey against either left or right side of any
- * mergejoin clause. (We examine both sides since we aren't told
- * if the given pathkeys are for inner or outer input path; no
- * confusion is possible.) Furthermore, if there are multiple
- * matching clauses, take them all. In plain inner-join scenarios
- * we expect only one match, because redundant-mergeclause
- * elimination will have removed any redundant mergeclauses from
- * the input list. However, in outer-join scenarios there might be
- * multiple matches. An example is
+ * mergejoin clause. (We examine both sides since we aren't told if
+ * the given pathkeys are for inner or outer input path; no confusion
+ * is possible.) Furthermore, if there are multiple matching clauses,
+ * take them all. In plain inner-join scenarios we expect only one
+ * match, because redundant-mergeclause elimination will have removed
+ * any redundant mergeclauses from the input list. However, in
+ * outer-join scenarios there might be multiple matches. An example is
*
- * select * from a full join b on a.v1 = b.v1 and a.v2 = b.v2 and
- * a.v1 = b.v2;
+ * select * from a full join b on a.v1 = b.v1 and a.v2 = b.v2 and a.v1 =
+ * b.v2;
*
* Given the pathkeys ((a.v1), (a.v2)) it is okay to return all three
- * clauses (in the order a.v1=b.v1, a.v1=b.v2, a.v2=b.v2) and
- * indeed we *must* do so or we will be unable to form a valid
- * plan.
+ * clauses (in the order a.v1=b.v1, a.v1=b.v2, a.v2=b.v2) and indeed
+ * we *must* do so or we will be unable to form a valid plan.
*/
foreach(j, restrictinfos)
{
@@ -1325,15 +1325,15 @@ find_mergeclauses_for_pathkeys(PlannerInfo *root,
/*
* If we didn't find a mergeclause, we're done --- any additional
- * sort-key positions in the pathkeys are useless. (But we can
- * still mergejoin if we found at least one mergeclause.)
+ * sort-key positions in the pathkeys are useless. (But we can still
+ * mergejoin if we found at least one mergeclause.)
*/
if (matched_restrictinfos == NIL)
break;
/*
- * If we did find usable mergeclause(s) for this sort-key
- * position, add them to result list.
+ * If we did find usable mergeclause(s) for this sort-key position,
+ * add them to result list.
*/
mergeclauses = list_concat(mergeclauses, matched_restrictinfos);
}
@@ -1390,14 +1390,13 @@ make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses(PlannerInfo *root,
}
/*
- * When we are given multiple merge clauses, it's possible that
- * some clauses refer to the same vars as earlier clauses. There's
- * no reason for us to specify sort keys like (A,B,A) when (A,B)
- * will do --- and adding redundant sort keys makes add_path think
- * that this sort order is different from ones that are really the
- * same, so don't do it. Since we now have a canonicalized
- * pathkey, a simple ptrMember test is sufficient to detect
- * redundant keys.
+ * When we are given multiple merge clauses, it's possible that some
+ * clauses refer to the same vars as earlier clauses. There's no
+ * reason for us to specify sort keys like (A,B,A) when (A,B) will do
+ * --- and adding redundant sort keys makes add_path think that this
+ * sort order is different from ones that are really the same, so
+ * don't do it. Since we now have a canonicalized pathkey, a simple
+ * ptrMember test is sufficient to detect redundant keys.
*/
pathkeys = list_append_unique_ptr(pathkeys, pathkey);
}
@@ -1447,8 +1446,8 @@ pathkeys_useful_for_merging(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel, List *pathkeys)
cache_mergeclause_pathkeys(root, restrictinfo);
/*
- * We can compare canonical pathkey sublists by simple
- * pointer equality; see compare_pathkeys.
+ * We can compare canonical pathkey sublists by simple pointer
+ * equality; see compare_pathkeys.
*/
if (pathkey == restrictinfo->left_pathkey ||
pathkey == restrictinfo->right_pathkey)
@@ -1460,8 +1459,8 @@ pathkeys_useful_for_merging(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel, List *pathkeys)
/*
* If we didn't find a mergeclause, we're done --- any additional
- * sort-key positions in the pathkeys are useless. (But we can
- * still mergejoin if we found at least one mergeclause.)
+ * sort-key positions in the pathkeys are useless. (But we can still
+ * mergejoin if we found at least one mergeclause.)
*/
if (matched)
useful++;