IN IN-CLAUSE USING MYISAM OR MEMORY ENGINE
Backport from 5.6. Original message:
The coincidences caused a data loss:
* The query has IN subqueries nested twice,
* the WHERE clause of the inner subquery refers to the
outer field, and the whole WHERE clause returns FALSE,
* the inner subquery has a LEFT JOIN that joins a single
row with a row of NULLs; one of that NULL columns
represents the select list of the subquery.
Normally, that inner subquery should return empty record set.
However, in our case:
* the Item_is_not_null_test item goes constant, since
its underlying field is NULL (because of LEFT JOIN ... ON
FALSE of const table row with a row of nulls);
* we evaluate Item_is_not_null_test::val_int() as a part
of fake HAVING expression of the transformed subquery;
* as far as the underlying field is NULL, we optimize
out the whole fake HAVING expression as FALSE as well
as a whole subquery with a zero result:
Impossible HAVING noticed after reading const tables";
* thus, the optimizer ignores the presence of the WHERE
clause (the WHERE expression is FALSE in our case, so
the subquery should return empty set);
* however, during the evaluation of the
Item_is_not_null_test::val_int() in the optimizer,
it marked its "owner" with the "was_null" flag -- that
forced the subquery to return UNKNOWN instead of empty
set.
That caused a wrong result.
The problem is a regression of the small cleanup in
the fix for the bug11827369 (the Item_is_not_null_test part)
that conflicts with optimizations in the fix for the bug11752543.
Before that regression the Item_is_not_null_test items
never were constants.
The fix is the rollback of Item_is_not_null_test parts
of the bug11827369 fix.
The function remove_eq_cond removes the parts of a disjunction
for which it has been proved that they are always true. In the
result of this removal the disjunction may be converted into a
formula without OR that must be merged into the the AND formula
that contains the disjunction.
The merging of two AND conditions must take into account the
multiple equalities that may be part of each of them.
These multiple equality must be merged and become part of the
and object built as the result of the merge of the AND conditions.
Erroneously the function remove_eq_cond lacked the code that
would merge multiple equalities of the merged AND conditions.
This could lead to confusing situations when at the same AND
level there were two multiple equalities with common members
and the list of equal items contained only some of these
multiple equalities.
This, in its turn, could lead to an incorrect work of the
function substitute_for_best_equal_field when it tried to optimize
ref accesses. This resulted in forming invalid TABLE_REF objects
that were used to build look-up keys when materialized subqueries
were exploited.
This bug in the legacy code could manifest itself in queries with
semi-join materialized subqueries.
When a subquery is materialized all conditions that are imposed
only on the columns belonging to the tables from the subquery
are taken into account.The code responsible for subquery optimizations
that employes subquery materialization makes sure to remove these
conditions from the WHERE conditions of the query obtained after
it has transformed the original query into a query with a semi-join.
If the condition to be removed is an equality condition it could
be added to ON expressions and/or conditions from disjunctive branches
(parts of OR conditions) in an attempt to generate better access keys
to the tables of the query. Such equalities are supposed to be removed
later from all the formulas where they have been added to.
However, erroneously, this was not done in some cases when an ON
expression and/or a disjunctive part of the OR condition could
be converted into one multiple equality. As a result some equality
predicates over columns belonging to the tables of the materialized
subquery remained in the ON condition and/or the a disjunctive
part of the OR condition, and the excuter later, when trying to
evaluate them, returned wrong answers as the values of the fields
from these equalities were not valid.
This happened because any standalone multiple equality (a multiple
equality that are not ANDed with any other predicates) lacked
the information about equality predicates inherited from upper
levels (in particular, inherited from the WHERE condition).
The fix adds a reference to such information to any standalone
multiple equality.
Some queries with the "SELECT ... FROM DUAL" nested subqueries
failed with an assertion on debug builds.
Non-debug builds were not affected.
There were a few different issues with similar assertion
failures on different queries:
1. The first problem was related to the incomplete propagation
of the "non-constant" item status from underlying subquery
items to the outer item tree: in some cases non-constants were
interpreted as constants and evaluated at the preparation stage
(val_int() calls withing fix_fields() etc).
Thus, the default implementation of Item_ref::const_item() from
the Item parent class didn't take into account the "const_item"
status of the referenced item tree -- it used the insufficient
"used_tables() == 0" check instead. This worked in most cases
since our "non-constant" functions like RAND() and SLEEP() set
the RAND_TABLE_BIT in the used table map, so they aren't
non-constant from Item_ref's "point of view". However, the
"SELECT ... FROM DUAL" subquery may have an empty map of used
tables, but at the same time subqueries are never "constant" at
the context analysis stage (preparation, view creation etc).
So, the non-contantness of such subqueries was missed.
Fix: the Item_ref::const_item() function has been overloaded to
take into account both (*ref)->const_item() status and tricky
Item_ref::used_tables() return values, since the only
(*ref)->const_item() call is not enough there.
2. In some cases instead of the const_item() call we check a
value of the Item::with_subselect field to recognize items
with nested subqueries. However, the Item_ref class didn't
propagate this value from the referenced item tree.
Fix: Item::has_subquery() and Item_ref::has_subquery()
functions have been backported from 5.6. All direct
references to the with_subselect fields of nested items have
been with the has_subquery() function call.
3. The Item_func_regex class didn't propagate with_subselect
as well, since it overloads the Item_func::fix_fields()
function with insufficient fix_fields() implementation.
Fix: the Item_func_regex::fix_fields() function has been
modified to gather "constant" statuses from inner items.
4. The Item_func_isnull::update_used_tables() function has
a special branch for the underlying item where the maybe_null
value is false: in this case it marks the Item_func_isnull
as a "const_item" and sets the cached_value to false.
However, the Item_func_isnull::val_int() was not in sync with
update_used_tables(): it didn't take into account neither
const_item_cache nor cached_value for the case of
"args[0]->maybe_null == false optimization".
As far as such an Item_func_isnull has "const_item() == true",
it's ok to call Item_func_isnull::val_int() etc from outer
items on preparation stage. In this case the server tried to
call Item_func_isnull::args[0]->isnull(), and if the args[0]
item contained a nested not-nullable subquery, it failed
with an assertion.
Fix: take the value of Item_func_isnull::const_item_cache into
account in the val_int() function.
5. The auxiliary Item_is_not_null_test class has a similar
optimization in the update_used_tables() function as the
Item_func_isnull class has, and the same issue in the val_int()
function.
In addition to that the Item_is_not_null_test::update_used_tables()
doesn't update the const_item_cache value, so the "maybe_null"
optimization is useless there. Thus, we missed some optimizations
of cases like these (before and after the fix):
< <is_not_null_test>(a),
---
> <cache>(<is_not_null_test>(a)),
or
< having (<is_not_null_test>(a) and <is_not_null_test>(a))
---
> having 1
etc.
Fix: update Item_is_not_null_test::const_item_cache in
update_used_tables() and take in into account in val_int().
Some queries with the "SELECT ... FROM DUAL" nested subqueries
failed with an assertion on debug builds.
Non-debug builds were not affected.
There were a few different issues with similar assertion
failures on different queries:
1. The first problem was related to the incomplete propagation
of the "non-constant" item status from underlying subquery
items to the outer item tree: in some cases non-constants were
interpreted as constants and evaluated at the preparation stage
(val_int() calls withing fix_fields() etc).
Thus, the default implementation of Item_ref::const_item() from
the Item parent class didn't take into account the "const_item"
status of the referenced item tree -- it used the insufficient
"used_tables() == 0" check instead. This worked in most cases
since our "non-constant" functions like RAND() and SLEEP() set
the RAND_TABLE_BIT in the used table map, so they aren't
non-constant from Item_ref's "point of view". However, the
"SELECT ... FROM DUAL" subquery may have an empty map of used
tables, but at the same time subqueries are never "constant" at
the context analysis stage (preparation, view creation etc).
So, the non-contantness of such subqueries was missed.
Fix: the Item_ref::const_item() function has been overloaded to
take into account both (*ref)->const_item() status and tricky
Item_ref::used_tables() return values, since the only
(*ref)->const_item() call is not enough there.
2. In some cases instead of the const_item() call we check a
value of the Item::with_subselect field to recognize items
with nested subqueries. However, the Item_ref class didn't
propagate this value from the referenced item tree.
Fix: Item::has_subquery() and Item_ref::has_subquery()
functions have been backported from 5.6. All direct
references to the with_subselect fields of nested items have
been with the has_subquery() function call.
3. The Item_func_regex class didn't propagate with_subselect
as well, since it overloads the Item_func::fix_fields()
function with insufficient fix_fields() implementation.
Fix: the Item_func_regex::fix_fields() function has been
modified to gather "constant" statuses from inner items.
4. The Item_func_isnull::update_used_tables() function has
a special branch for the underlying item where the maybe_null
value is false: in this case it marks the Item_func_isnull
as a "const_item" and sets the cached_value to false.
However, the Item_func_isnull::val_int() was not in sync with
update_used_tables(): it didn't take into account neither
const_item_cache nor cached_value for the case of
"args[0]->maybe_null == false optimization".
As far as such an Item_func_isnull has "const_item() == true",
it's ok to call Item_func_isnull::val_int() etc from outer
items on preparation stage. In this case the server tried to
call Item_func_isnull::args[0]->isnull(), and if the args[0]
item contained a nested not-nullable subquery, it failed
with an assertion.
Fix: take the value of Item_func_isnull::const_item_cache into
account in the val_int() function.
5. The auxiliary Item_is_not_null_test class has a similar
optimization in the update_used_tables() function as the
Item_func_isnull class has, and the same issue in the val_int()
function.
In addition to that the Item_is_not_null_test::update_used_tables()
doesn't update the const_item_cache value, so the "maybe_null"
optimization is useless there. Thus, we missed some optimizations
of cases like these (before and after the fix):
< <is_not_null_test>(a),
---
> <cache>(<is_not_null_test>(a)),
or
< having (<is_not_null_test>(a) and <is_not_null_test>(a))
---
> having 1
etc.
Fix: update Item_is_not_null_test::const_item_cache in
update_used_tables() and take in into account in val_int().
from a MERGE view.
The problem was in the lost ability to be null for the table of a left join if it
is a view/derived table.
It hapenned because setup_table_map(), was called earlier then we merged
the view or derived.
Fixed by propagating new maybe_null flag during Item::update_used_tables().
Change in join_outer.test and join_outer_jcl6.test appeared because
IS NULL reported no used tables (i.e. constant) for argument which could not be
NULL and new maybe_null flag was propagated for IS NULL argument (Item_field)
because table the Item_field belonged to changed its maybe_null status.
The problem is a shift operation that is not 64-bit safe.
The consequence is that used tables information for a join with 32 tables
or more will be incorrect.
Fixed by adding a type cast in Item_sum::update_used_tables().
Also used the opportunity to fix some other potential bugs by adding an
explicit type-cast to an integer in a left-shift operation.
Some of them were quite harmless, but was fixed in order to get the same
signed-ness as the other operand of the operation it was used in.
sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
Adjusted signed-ness for some integers in left-shift.
sql/item_subselect.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (which is a 32/64 bit type, so
potential bug for deeply nested queries).
sql/item_sum.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (32/64-bit type) and table_map
(64-bit type).
sql/opt_range.cc
Added type-cast to ulonglong (which is a 64-bit type).
sql/sql_base.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (which is a 32/64-bit type).
sql/sql_select.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (32/64-bit type) and key_part_map
(64-bit type).
sql/strfunc.cc
Changed type-cast from longlong to ulonglong, to preserve signed-ness.
The problem is a shift operation that is not 64-bit safe.
The consequence is that used tables information for a join with 32 tables
or more will be incorrect.
Fixed by adding a type cast in Item_sum::update_used_tables().
Also used the opportunity to fix some other potential bugs by adding an
explicit type-cast to an integer in a left-shift operation.
Some of them were quite harmless, but was fixed in order to get the same
signed-ness as the other operand of the operation it was used in.
sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
Adjusted signed-ness for some integers in left-shift.
sql/item_subselect.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (which is a 32/64 bit type, so
potential bug for deeply nested queries).
sql/item_sum.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (32/64-bit type) and table_map
(64-bit type).
sql/opt_range.cc
Added type-cast to ulonglong (which is a 64-bit type).
sql/sql_base.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (which is a 32/64-bit type).
sql/sql_select.cc
Added type-cast to nesting_map (32/64-bit type) and key_part_map
(64-bit type).
sql/strfunc.cc
Changed type-cast from longlong to ulonglong, to preserve signed-ness.
Analysis:
The following call stack shows that it is possible to set Item_cache::value_cached, and the relevant value
without setting Item_cache::example.
#0 Item_cache_temporal::store_packed at item.cc:8395
#1 get_datetime_value at item_cmpfunc.cc:915
#2 resolve_const_item at item.cc:7987
#3 propagate_cond_constants at sql_select.cc:12264
#4 propagate_cond_constants at sql_select.cc:12227
#5 optimize_cond at sql_select.cc:13026
#6 JOIN::optimize at sql_select.cc:1016
#7 st_select_lex::optimize_unflattened_subqueries at sql_lex.cc:3161
#8 JOIN::optimize_unflattened_subqueries at opt_subselect.cc:4880
#9 JOIN::optimize at sql_select.cc:1554
The fix is to set Item_cache_temporal::example even when the value is
set directly by Item_cache_temporal::store_packed. This makes the
Item_cache_temporal object consistent.
two tests still fail:
main.innodb_icp and main.range_vs_index_merge_innodb
call records_in_range() with both range ends being open
(which triggers an assert)
We set correct cmp_context during preparation to avoid changing it later by Item_field::equal_fields_propagator.
(see mysql bugs #57135#57692 during merging)
make sure that find_date_time_item() is called before agg_arg_charsets_for_comparison().
optimize Item_func_conv_charset to avoid conversion if no string result is needed
Analysis:
When a subquery that needs a temp table is executed during
the prepare or optimize phase of the outer query, at the end
of the subquery execution all the JOIN_TABs of the subquery
are replaced by a new JOIN_TAB that selects from the temp table.
However that temp table has no corresponding TABLE_LIST.
Once EXPLAIN execution reaches its last phase, it tries to print
the names of the subquery tables through its TABLE_LISTs, but in
the case of this bug there is no such TABLE_LIST (it is NULL),
hence a crash.
Solution:
The fix is to block subquery evaluation inside
Item_func_like::fix_fields and Item_func_like::select_optimize()
using the Item::is_expensive() test.
Analysis:
The problem in the original MySQL bug is that the range optimizer
performs its analysis in a separate MEM_ROOT object that is freed
after the range optimzier is done. During range analysis get_mm_tree
calls Item_func_like::select_optimize, which in turn evaluates its
right argument. In the test case the right argument is a subquery.
In MySQL, subqueries are optimized lazyly, thus the call to val_str
triggers optimization for the subquery. All objects needed by the
subquery plan end up in the temporary MEM_ROOT used by the range
optimizer. When execution ends, the JOIN::cleanup process tries to
cleanup objects of the subquery plan, but all these objects are gone
with the temporary MEM_ROOT. The solution for MySQL is to switch the
mem_root.
In MariaDB with the patch for bug lp:944706, all constant subqueries
that may be used by the optimization process are preoptimized. Therefore
Item_func_like::select_optimize only triggers subquery execution, and
the above problem is not present.
The patch however adds a test whether the evaluated right argument of
the LIKE predicate is expensive. This is consistent with our approach
not to evaluate expensive expressions during optimization.
The patch enables back constant subquery execution during
query optimization after it was disabled during the development
of MWL#89 (cost-based choice of IN-TO-EXISTS vs MATERIALIZATION).
The main idea is that constant subqueries are allowed to be executed
during optimization if their execution is not expensive.
The approach is as follows:
- Constant subqueries are recursively optimized in the beginning of
JOIN::optimize of the outer query. This is done by the new method
JOIN::optimize_constant_subqueries(). This is done so that the cost
of executing these queries can be estimated.
- Optimization of the outer query proceeds normally. During this phase
the optimizer may request execution of non-expensive constant subqueries.
Each place where the optimizer may potentially execute an expensive
expression is guarded with the predicate Item::is_expensive().
- The implementation of Item_subselect::is_expensive has been extended
to use the number of examined rows (estimated by the optimizer) as a
way to determine whether the subquery is expensive or not.
- The new system variable "expensive_subquery_limit" controls how many
examined rows are considered to be not expensive. The default is 100.
In addition, multiple changes were needed to make this solution work
in the light of the changes made by MWL#89. These changes were needed
to fix various crashes and wrong results, and legacy bugs discovered
during development.
Issue/Cause:
Issue is of memory corruption.During optimization phase, pattern to be matched in where
clause, is prepared. This is done in Item_func_concat::val_str() function which forms the
resultant string (tmp_value) and return its pointer. In caller, Item_func_like::fix_fields,
pattern is made to point to this string (tmp_value). In further processing, tmp_value is
getting modified which causes pattern to have changed/wrong values.
Fix:
Allocate its own memroy location in caller, copy value of resultant string (tmp_value)
into that and make pattern to point to that. This makes sure no further changes to
tmp_value will affect pattern.
Issue/Cause:
Issue is of memory corruption.During optimization phase, pattern to be matched in where
clause, is prepared. This is done in Item_func_concat::val_str() function which forms the
resultant string (tmp_value) and return its pointer. In caller, Item_func_like::fix_fields,
pattern is made to point to this string (tmp_value). In further processing, tmp_value is
getting modified which causes pattern to have changed/wrong values.
Fix:
Allocate its own memroy location in caller, copy value of resultant string (tmp_value)
into that and make pattern to point to that. This makes sure no further changes to
tmp_value will affect pattern.
- Fix equality propagation to work with SJM nests and OR clauses (full descirption of problem and
solution in the comment in the patch)
(The second commit with post-review fixes)
make sure that stored routines are evaluated (that is, de facto - cached) in convert_const_to_int().
revert the fix for lp:806943 because it cannot be repeated anymore.
add few tests for convert_const_to_int()
Fixed Item* Item_equal::get_first(JOIN_TAB *context, Item *field_item) to work correctly in the case where:
- context!= NO_PARTICULAR_TAB, it points to a table within SJ-Materialization nest
- field_item points to an item_equal that has a constant Item_field but does not have any fields
from tables that are within semi-join nests.
