This patch implements correct NULL semantics for materialized subquery execution.
The implementation has the following properties and main limitations:
- It passes all query result tests, but fails a number of EXPLAIN tests because of
changed plans.
- The EXPLAIN output for partial matching is not decided yet.
- It works only when all necessary indexes fit into main memory. Notice that these
are not the general B-tree/Hash indexes, but instead much more compact ones,
therefore this limitation may not be a problem in many practical cases.
- It doesn't contain specialized tests.
- In several places the implementation uses methods that are modified copies of
other similar methods. These cases need to be refactored to avoid code duplication.
- Add a test if the predicate is top-level just before deciding on partial matching.
If it is top-level, use a more efficient exec method (index lookup).
- Add sorting of indexes according to their selectivity. The code is almost there.
- Needs more comments, and to sync existing ones with the implementation.
sql/item_cmpfunc.h:
Expose the Arg_comparator of a comparison predicate. This makes it possible to
directly get the comparison result {-1,0,1}, which is not possible through the
val_XXX() methods which "fold" such results into a boolean.
sql/item_subselect.cc:
The core of the implementation of MWL#68.
sql/item_subselect.h:
The core of the implementation of MWL#68.
sql/opt_subselect.cc:
Removed the limitation for materialized subquery execution that it is applicable only
for top-level predicates.
sql/sql_class.cc:
New class select_materialize_with_stats that collects data statistics about
the data being inserted into the target table.
sql/sql_class.h:
New class select_materialize_with_stats that collects data statistics about
the data being inserted into the target table.
sql/sql_select.cc:
- more complete initialization of the TABLE object of a temp table.
- call setup_subquery_materialization at one more exit point.
