From f16dfb9d360b1aff79514f1d6cd4b553781f14c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "ram@gw.mysql.r18.ru" <>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:32:49 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment for NULL range creation.

---
 sql/opt_range.cc | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sql/opt_range.cc b/sql/opt_range.cc
index 9f56064cfb1..2ebc60ca711 100644
--- a/sql/opt_range.cc
+++ b/sql/opt_range.cc
@@ -2516,6 +2516,12 @@ QUICK_SELECT *get_quick_select_for_ref(THD *thd, TABLE *table, TABLE_REF *ref)
   if (quick->ranges.push_back(range))
     goto err;
 
+  /* 
+     Add a NULL range if REF_OR_NULL optimization is used.
+     For example:
+       if we have "WHERE A=2 OR A IS NULL" we created the (A=2) range above
+       and have ref->null_ref_key set. Will create a new NULL range here.
+  */
   if (ref->null_ref_key)
   {
     QUICK_RANGE *null_range;
@@ -2526,7 +2532,6 @@ QUICK_SELECT *get_quick_select_for_ref(THD *thd, TABLE *table, TABLE_REF *ref)
 				      EQ_RANGE)))
       goto err;
     *ref->null_ref_key= 0;		// Clear null byte
-    /* Do we need to do something with key_parts here? Looks like we don't */
     if (quick->ranges.push_back(null_range))
       goto err;
   }