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-rw-r--r--src/expr.c5
-rw-r--r--src/select.c22
-rw-r--r--src/sqliteInt.h4
-rw-r--r--src/wherecode.c6
4 files changed, 28 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/expr.c b/src/expr.c
index 0ccb39cc6..2257422b8 100644
--- a/src/expr.c
+++ b/src/expr.c
@@ -5068,8 +5068,9 @@ expr_code_doover:
if( !ExprHasProperty(pExpr, EP_Collate) ){
/* A TK_COLLATE Expr node without the EP_Collate tag is a so-called
** "SOFT-COLLATE" that is added to constraints that are pushed down
- ** from outer queries into sub-queries by the push-down optimization.
- ** Clear subtypes as subtypes may not cross a subquery boundary.
+ ** from outer queries into sub-queries by the WHERE-clause push-down
+ ** optimization. Clear subtypes as subtypes may not cross a subquery
+ ** boundary.
*/
assert( pExpr->pLeft );
sqlite3ExprCode(pParse, pExpr->pLeft, target);
diff --git a/src/select.c b/src/select.c
index b13aae1f9..9c2bf3b93 100644
--- a/src/select.c
+++ b/src/select.c
@@ -5060,6 +5060,18 @@ static int pushDownWindowCheck(Parse *pParse, Select *pSubq, Expr *pExpr){
** The hope is that the terms added to the inner query will make it more
** efficient.
**
+** NAME AMBIGUITY
+**
+** This optimization is called the "WHERE-clause push-down optimization".
+**
+** Do not confuse this optimization with another unrelated optimization
+** with a similar name: The "MySQL push-down optimization" causes WHERE
+** clause terms that can be evaluated using only the index and without
+** reference to the table are run first, so that if they are false,
+** unnecessary table seeks are avoided.
+**
+** RULES
+**
** Do not attempt this optimization if:
**
** (1) (** This restriction was removed on 2017-09-29. We used to
@@ -5125,10 +5137,10 @@ static int pushDownWindowCheck(Parse *pParse, Select *pSubq, Expr *pExpr){
** (9c) There is a RIGHT JOIN (or FULL JOIN) in between the ON/USING
** clause and the subquery.
**
-** Without this restriction, the push-down optimization might move
-** the ON/USING filter expression from the left side of a RIGHT JOIN
-** over to the right side, which leads to incorrect answers. See
-** also restriction (6) in sqlite3ExprIsSingleTableConstraint().
+** Without this restriction, the WHERE-clause push-down optimization
+** might move the ON/USING filter expression from the left side of a
+** RIGHT JOIN over to the right side, which leads to incorrect answers.
+** See also restriction (6) in sqlite3ExprIsSingleTableConstraint().
**
** (10) The inner query is not the right-hand table of a RIGHT JOIN.
**
@@ -7689,7 +7701,7 @@ int sqlite3Select(
#endif
assert( pItem->pSelect && (pItem->pSelect->selFlags & SF_PushDown)!=0 );
}else{
- TREETRACE(0x4000,pParse,p,("Push-down not possible\n"));
+ TREETRACE(0x4000,pParse,p,("WHERE-lcause push-down not possible\n"));
}
/* Convert unused result columns of the subquery into simple NULL
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index d80a64609..0d33f9ee2 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ struct sqlite3 {
#define SQLITE_CursorHints 0x00000400 /* Add OP_CursorHint opcodes */
#define SQLITE_Stat4 0x00000800 /* Use STAT4 data */
/* TH3 expects this value ^^^^^^^^^^ to be 0x0000800. Don't change it */
-#define SQLITE_PushDown 0x00001000 /* The push-down optimization */
+#define SQLITE_PushDown 0x00001000 /* WHERE-clause push-down opt */
#define SQLITE_SimplifyJoin 0x00002000 /* Convert LEFT JOIN to JOIN */
#define SQLITE_SkipScan 0x00004000 /* Skip-scans */
#define SQLITE_PropagateConst 0x00008000 /* The constant propagation opt */
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ struct Select {
#define SF_View 0x0200000 /* SELECT statement is a view */
#define SF_NoopOrderBy 0x0400000 /* ORDER BY is ignored for this query */
#define SF_UFSrcCheck 0x0800000 /* Check pSrc as required by UPDATE...FROM */
-#define SF_PushDown 0x1000000 /* SELECT has be modified by push-down opt */
+#define SF_PushDown 0x1000000 /* Modified by WHERE-clause push-down opt */
#define SF_MultiPart 0x2000000 /* Has multiple incompatible PARTITIONs */
#define SF_CopyCte 0x4000000 /* SELECT statement is a copy of a CTE */
#define SF_OrderByReqd 0x8000000 /* The ORDER BY clause may not be omitted */
diff --git a/src/wherecode.c b/src/wherecode.c
index 47ce36ce3..1f9c84f00 100644
--- a/src/wherecode.c
+++ b/src/wherecode.c
@@ -2474,6 +2474,12 @@ Bitmask sqlite3WhereCodeOneLoopStart(
** iLoop==3: Code all remaining expressions.
**
** An effort is made to skip unnecessary iterations of the loop.
+ **
+ ** This optimization of causing simple query restrictions to occur before
+ ** more complex one is call the "push-down" optimization in MySQL. Here
+ ** in SQLite, the name is "MySQL push-down", since there is also another
+ ** totally unrelated optimization called "WHERE-clause push-down".
+ ** Sometimes the qualifier is omitted, resulting in an ambiguity, so beware.
*/
iLoop = (pIdx ? 1 : 2);
do{