/*------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * pathkeys.c * Utilities for matching and building path keys * * See src/backend/optimizer/README for a great deal of information about * the nature and use of path keys. * * * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2000, PostgreSQL, Inc * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California * * IDENTIFICATION * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/pathkeys.c,v 1.25 2000/09/12 21:06:53 tgl Exp $ * *------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ #include "postgres.h" #include "nodes/makefuncs.h" #include "optimizer/clauses.h" #include "optimizer/pathnode.h" #include "optimizer/paths.h" #include "optimizer/planmain.h" #include "optimizer/tlist.h" #include "parser/parsetree.h" #include "parser/parse_func.h" #include "utils/lsyscache.h" static PathKeyItem *makePathKeyItem(Node *key, Oid sortop); static List *make_canonical_pathkey(Query *root, PathKeyItem *item); static Var *find_indexkey_var(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, AttrNumber varattno); /* * makePathKeyItem * create a PathKeyItem node */ static PathKeyItem * makePathKeyItem(Node *key, Oid sortop) { PathKeyItem *item = makeNode(PathKeyItem); item->key = key; item->sortop = sortop; return item; } /* * add_equijoined_keys * The given clause has a mergejoinable operator, so its two sides * can be considered equal after restriction clause application; in * particular, any pathkey mentioning one side (with the correct sortop) * can be expanded to include the other as well. Record the vars and * associated sortops in the query's equi_key_list for future use. * * The query's equi_key_list field points to a list of sublists of PathKeyItem * nodes, where each sublist is a set of two or more vars+sortops that have * been identified as logically equivalent (and, therefore, we may consider * any two in a set to be equal). As described above, we will subsequently * use direct pointers to one of these sublists to represent any pathkey * that involves an equijoined variable. * * This code would actually work fine with expressions more complex than * a single Var, but currently it won't see any because check_mergejoinable * won't accept such clauses as mergejoinable. */ void add_equijoined_keys(Query *root, RestrictInfo *restrictinfo) { Expr *clause = restrictinfo->clause; PathKeyItem *item1 = makePathKeyItem((Node *) get_leftop(clause), restrictinfo->left_sortop); PathKeyItem *item2 = makePathKeyItem((Node *) get_rightop(clause), restrictinfo->right_sortop); List *newset, *cursetlink; /* We might see a clause X=X; don't make a single-element list from it */ if (equal(item1, item2)) 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. * * 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 * beautiful. */ newset = NIL; foreach(cursetlink, root->equi_key_list) { List *curset = lfirst(cursetlink); bool item1here = member(item1, curset); bool item2here = member(item2, curset); if (item1here || item2here) { /* If find both in same equivalence set, no need to do any more */ if (item1here && item2here) { /* Better not have seen only one in an earlier set... */ Assert(newset == NIL); return; } /* Build the new set only when we know we must */ if (newset == NIL) newset = lcons(item1, lcons(item2, NIL)); /* Found a set to merge into our new set */ newset = LispUnion(newset, curset); /* * Remove old set from equi_key_list. NOTE this does not * change lnext(cursetlink), so the foreach loop doesn't break. */ root->equi_key_list = lremove(curset, root->equi_key_list); freeList(curset); /* might as well recycle old cons cells */ } } /* Build the new set only when we know we must */ if (newset == NIL) newset = lcons(item1, lcons(item2, NIL)); root->equi_key_list = lcons(newset, root->equi_key_list); } /* * generate_implied_equalities * Scan the completed equi_key_list for the query, and generate explicit * qualifications (WHERE clauses) for all the pairwise equalities not * already mentioned in the quals. This is useful because the additional * clauses help the selectivity-estimation code, and in fact it's * *necessary* to ensure that sort keys we think are equivalent really * are (see src/backend/optimizer/README for more info). * * This routine just walks the equi_key_list to find all pairwise equalities. * We call process_implied_equality (in plan/initsplan.c) to determine whether * each is already known and add it to the proper restrictinfo list if not. */ void generate_implied_equalities(Query *root) { List *cursetlink; foreach(cursetlink, root->equi_key_list) { List *curset = lfirst(cursetlink); List *ptr1; /* * A set containing only two items cannot imply any equalities * beyond the one that created the set, so we can skip it. */ if (length(curset) < 3) continue; /* * 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). */ foreach(ptr1, curset) { PathKeyItem *item1 = (PathKeyItem *) lfirst(ptr1); List *ptr2; foreach(ptr2, lnext(ptr1)) { PathKeyItem *item2 = (PathKeyItem *) lfirst(ptr2); process_implied_equality(root, item1->key, item2->key, item1->sortop, item2->sortop); } } } } /* * make_canonical_pathkey * Given a PathKeyItem, find the equi_key_list subset it is a member of, * if any. If so, return a pointer to that sublist, which is the * canonical representation (for this query) of that PathKeyItem's * equivalence set. If it is not found, return a single-element list * containing the PathKeyItem (when the item has no equivalence peers, * we just allow it to be a standalone list). * * Note that this function must not be used until after we have completed * scanning the WHERE clause for equijoin operators. */ static List * make_canonical_pathkey(Query *root, PathKeyItem *item) { List *cursetlink; foreach(cursetlink, root->equi_key_list) { List *curset = lfirst(cursetlink); if (member(item, curset)) return curset; } return lcons(item, NIL); } /* * canonicalize_pathkeys * Convert a not-necessarily-canonical pathkeys list to canonical form. * * Note that this function must not be used until after we have completed * scanning the WHERE clause for equijoin operators. */ List * canonicalize_pathkeys(Query *root, List *pathkeys) { List *new_pathkeys = NIL; List *i; foreach(i, pathkeys) { List *pathkey = (List *) lfirst(i); PathKeyItem *item; /* * 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 *) lfirst(pathkey); new_pathkeys = lappend(new_pathkeys, make_canonical_pathkey(root, item)); } return new_pathkeys; } /**************************************************************************** * PATHKEY COMPARISONS ****************************************************************************/ /* * compare_pathkeys * Compare two pathkeys to see if they are equivalent, and if not whether * one is "better" than the other. * * A pathkey can be considered better than another if it is a superset: * it contains all the keys of the other plus more. For example, either * ((A) (B)) or ((A B)) is better than ((A)). * * Because we actually only expect to see canonicalized pathkey sublists, * we don't have to do the full two-way-subset-inclusion test on each * pair of sublists that is implied by the above statement. Instead we * just do an equal(). In the normal case where multi-element sublists * are pointers into the root's equi_key_list, equal() will be very fast: * it will recognize pointer equality when the sublists are the same, * and will fail at the first sublist element when they are not. * * Yes, this gets called enough to be worth coding it this tensely. */ PathKeysComparison compare_pathkeys(List *keys1, List *keys2) { List *key1, *key2; for (key1 = keys1, key2 = keys2; key1 != NIL && key2 != NIL; key1 = lnext(key1), key2 = lnext(key2)) { List *subkey1 = lfirst(key1); List *subkey2 = lfirst(key2); /* * We will never have two subkeys where one is a subset of the * other, because of the canonicalization explained above. Either * they are equal or they ain't. */ if (!equal(subkey1, subkey2)) return PATHKEYS_DIFFERENT; /* no need to keep looking */ } /* * 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.) */ if (key1 == NIL && key2 == NIL) return PATHKEYS_EQUAL; if (key1 != NIL) return PATHKEYS_BETTER1;/* key1 is longer */ return PATHKEYS_BETTER2; /* key2 is longer */ } /* * pathkeys_contained_in * Common special case of compare_pathkeys: we just want to know * if keys2 are at least as well sorted as keys1. */ bool pathkeys_contained_in(List *keys1, List *keys2) { switch (compare_pathkeys(keys1, keys2)) { case PATHKEYS_EQUAL: case PATHKEYS_BETTER2: return true; default: break; } return false; } /* * get_cheapest_path_for_pathkeys * Find the cheapest path (according to the specified criterion) that * satisfies the given pathkeys. Return NULL if no such path. * * 'paths' is a list of possible paths that all generate the same relation * 'pathkeys' represents a required ordering (already canonicalized!) * 'cost_criterion' is STARTUP_COST or TOTAL_COST */ Path * get_cheapest_path_for_pathkeys(List *paths, List *pathkeys, CostSelector cost_criterion) { Path *matched_path = NULL; List *i; foreach(i, paths) { Path *path = (Path *) lfirst(i); /* * 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) continue; if (pathkeys_contained_in(pathkeys, path->pathkeys)) matched_path = path; } return matched_path; } /* * get_cheapest_fractional_path_for_pathkeys * Find the cheapest path (for retrieving a specified fraction of all * the tuples) that satisfies the given pathkeys. * Return NULL if no such path. * * See compare_fractional_path_costs() for the interpretation of the fraction * parameter. * * 'paths' is a list of possible paths that all generate the same relation * 'pathkeys' represents a required ordering (already canonicalized!) * 'fraction' is the fraction of the total tuples expected to be retrieved */ Path * get_cheapest_fractional_path_for_pathkeys(List *paths, List *pathkeys, double fraction) { Path *matched_path = NULL; List *i; foreach(i, paths) { Path *path = (Path *) lfirst(i); /* * 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) continue; if (pathkeys_contained_in(pathkeys, path->pathkeys)) matched_path = path; } return matched_path; } /**************************************************************************** * NEW PATHKEY FORMATION ****************************************************************************/ /* * build_index_pathkeys * Build a pathkeys list that describes the ordering induced by an index * scan using the given index. (Note that an unordered index doesn't * induce any ordering; such an index will have no sortop OIDS in * its "ordering" field, and we will return NIL.) * * If 'scandir' is BackwardScanDirection, attempt to build pathkeys * representing a backwards scan of the index. Return NIL if can't do it. */ List * build_index_pathkeys(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index, ScanDirection scandir) { List *retval = NIL; int *indexkeys = index->indexkeys; Oid *ordering = index->ordering; PathKeyItem *item; Oid sortop; if (!indexkeys || indexkeys[0] == 0 || !ordering || ordering[0] == InvalidOid) return NIL; /* unordered index? */ if (index->indproc) { /* Functional index: build a representation of the function call */ Func *funcnode = makeNode(Func); List *funcargs = NIL; funcnode->funcid = index->indproc; funcnode->functype = get_func_rettype(index->indproc); funcnode->func_fcache = NULL; while (*indexkeys != 0) { funcargs = lappend(funcargs, find_indexkey_var(root, rel, *indexkeys)); indexkeys++; } sortop = *ordering; if (ScanDirectionIsBackward(scandir)) { sortop = get_commutator(sortop); if (sortop == InvalidOid) return NIL; /* oops, no reverse sort operator? */ } /* Make a one-sublist pathkeys list for the function expression */ item = makePathKeyItem((Node *) make_funcclause(funcnode, funcargs), sortop); retval = lcons(make_canonical_pathkey(root, item), NIL); } else { /* Normal non-functional index */ while (*indexkeys != 0 && *ordering != InvalidOid) { Var *relvar = find_indexkey_var(root, rel, *indexkeys); sortop = *ordering; if (ScanDirectionIsBackward(scandir)) { sortop = get_commutator(sortop); if (sortop == InvalidOid) break; /* oops, no reverse sort operator? */ } /* OK, make a sublist for this sort key */ item = makePathKeyItem((Node *) relvar, sortop); retval = lappend(retval, make_canonical_pathkey(root, item)); indexkeys++; ordering++; } } return retval; } /* * Find or make a Var node for the specified attribute of the rel. * * We first look for the var in the rel's target list, because that's * easy and fast. But the var might not be there (this should normally * only happen for vars that are used in WHERE restriction clauses, * but not in join clauses or in the SELECT target list). In that case, * gin up a Var node the hard way. */ static Var * find_indexkey_var(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, AttrNumber varattno) { List *temp; int relid; Oid reloid, vartypeid; int32 type_mod; foreach(temp, rel->targetlist) { Var *tle_var = get_expr(lfirst(temp)); if (IsA(tle_var, Var) &&tle_var->varattno == varattno) return tle_var; } relid = lfirsti(rel->relids); reloid = getrelid(relid, root->rtable); vartypeid = get_atttype(reloid, varattno); type_mod = get_atttypmod(reloid, varattno); return makeVar(relid, varattno, vartypeid, type_mod, 0); } /* * build_join_pathkeys * Build the path keys for a join relation constructed by mergejoin or * nestloop join. These keys should include all the path key vars of the * outer path (since the join will retain the ordering of the outer path) * plus any vars of the inner path that are equijoined to the outer vars. * * Per the discussion at the top of this file, equijoined inner vars * can be considered path keys of the result, just the same as the outer * vars they were joined with; furthermore, it doesn't matter what kind * of join algorithm is actually used. * * 'outer_pathkeys' is the list of the outer path's path keys * 'join_rel_tlist' is the target list of the join relation * 'equi_key_list' is the query's list of pathkeyitem equivalence sets * * Returns the list of new path keys. */ List * build_join_pathkeys(List *outer_pathkeys, List *join_rel_tlist, List *equi_key_list) { /* * 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! * * I'd remove the routine entirely, but maybe someday we'll need it... */ return outer_pathkeys; } /**************************************************************************** * PATHKEYS AND SORT CLAUSES ****************************************************************************/ /* * make_pathkeys_for_sortclauses * Generate a pathkeys list that represents the sort order specified * by a list of SortClauses (GroupClauses will work too!) * * NB: the result is NOT in canonical form, but must be passed through * canonicalize_pathkeys() before it can be used for comparisons or * labeling relation sort orders. (We do things this way because * union_planner needs to be able to construct requested pathkeys before * the pathkey equivalence sets have been created for the query.) * * 'sortclauses' is a list of SortClause or GroupClause nodes * 'tlist' is the targetlist to find the referenced tlist entries in */ List * make_pathkeys_for_sortclauses(List *sortclauses, List *tlist) { List *pathkeys = NIL; List *i; foreach(i, sortclauses) { SortClause *sortcl = (SortClause *) lfirst(i); Node *sortkey; PathKeyItem *pathkey; sortkey = get_sortgroupclause_expr(sortcl, tlist); pathkey = makePathKeyItem(sortkey, sortcl->sortop); /* * The pathkey becomes a one-element sublist, for now; * canonicalize_pathkeys() might replace it with a longer sublist * later. */ pathkeys = lappend(pathkeys, lcons(pathkey, NIL)); } return pathkeys; } /**************************************************************************** * PATHKEYS AND MERGECLAUSES ****************************************************************************/ /* * find_mergeclauses_for_pathkeys * This routine attempts to find a set of mergeclauses that can be * used with a specified ordering for one of the input relations. * If successful, it returns a list of mergeclauses. * * 'pathkeys' is a pathkeys list showing the ordering of an input path. * It doesn't matter whether it is for the inner or outer path. * 'restrictinfos' is a list of mergejoinable restriction clauses for the * join relation being formed. * * The result is NIL if no merge can be done, else a maximal list of * usable mergeclauses (represented as a list of their restrictinfo nodes). * * XXX Ideally we ought to be considering context, ie what path orderings * are available on the other side of the join, rather than just making * an arbitrary choice among the mergeclause orders that will work for * this side of the join. */ List * find_mergeclauses_for_pathkeys(List *pathkeys, List *restrictinfos) { List *mergeclauses = NIL; List *i; foreach(i, pathkeys) { List *pathkey = lfirst(i); RestrictInfo *matched_restrictinfo = NULL; List *j; /* * We can match any of the keys in this pathkey sublist, since * they're all equivalent. And we can match against either left * or right side of any mergejoin clause we haven't used yet. For * the moment we use a dumb "greedy" algorithm with no * backtracking. Is it worth being any smarter to make a longer * list of usable mergeclauses? Probably not. */ foreach(j, pathkey) { PathKeyItem *keyitem = lfirst(j); Node *key = keyitem->key; Oid keyop = keyitem->sortop; List *k; foreach(k, restrictinfos) { RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = lfirst(k); Assert(restrictinfo->mergejoinoperator != InvalidOid); if (((keyop == restrictinfo->left_sortop && equal(key, get_leftop(restrictinfo->clause))) || (keyop == restrictinfo->right_sortop && equal(key, get_rightop(restrictinfo->clause)))) && !member(restrictinfo, mergeclauses)) { matched_restrictinfo = restrictinfo; break; } } if (matched_restrictinfo) break; } /* * 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.) */ if (!matched_restrictinfo) break; /* * If we did find a usable mergeclause for this sort-key position, * add it to result list. */ mergeclauses = lappend(mergeclauses, matched_restrictinfo); } return mergeclauses; } /* * make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses * Builds a pathkey list representing the explicit sort order that * must be applied to a path in order to make it usable for the * given mergeclauses. * * 'mergeclauses' is a list of RestrictInfos for mergejoin clauses * that will be used in a merge join. * 'rel' is the relation the pathkeys will apply to (ie, either the inner * or outer side of the proposed join rel). * * Returns a pathkeys list that can be applied to the indicated relation. * * Note that it is not this routine's job to decide whether sorting is * actually needed for a particular input path. Assume a sort is necessary; * just make the keys, eh? */ List * make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses(Query *root, List *mergeclauses, RelOptInfo *rel) { List *pathkeys = NIL; List *i; foreach(i, mergeclauses) { RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(i); Node *key; Oid sortop; PathKeyItem *item; List *pathkey; Assert(restrictinfo->mergejoinoperator != InvalidOid); /* * Which key and sortop is needed for this relation? */ key = (Node *) get_leftop(restrictinfo->clause); sortop = restrictinfo->left_sortop; if (!IsA(key, Var) || !intMember(((Var *) key)->varno, rel->relids)) { key = (Node *) get_rightop(restrictinfo->clause); sortop = restrictinfo->right_sortop; if (!IsA(key, Var) || !intMember(((Var *) key)->varno, rel->relids)) elog(ERROR, "make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses: can't identify which side of mergeclause to use"); } /* * Find or create canonical pathkey sublist for this sort item. */ item = makePathKeyItem(key, sortop); pathkey = make_canonical_pathkey(root, item); /* * Most of the time we will get back a canonical pathkey set * including both the mergeclause's left and right sides (the only * case where we don't is if the mergeclause appeared in an OUTER * JOIN, which causes us not to generate an equijoin set from it). * Therefore, most of the time the item we just made is not part * of the returned structure, and we can free it. This check * saves a useful amount of storage in a big join tree. */ if (item != (PathKeyItem *) lfirst(pathkey)) pfree(item); pathkeys = lappend(pathkeys, pathkey); } return pathkeys; }