analyzejoins.c File Reference

#include "postgres.h"
#include "nodes/nodeFuncs.h"
#include "optimizer/clauses.h"
#include "optimizer/joininfo.h"
#include "optimizer/optimizer.h"
#include "optimizer/pathnode.h"
#include "optimizer/paths.h"
#include "optimizer/planmain.h"
#include "optimizer/tlist.h"
#include "utils/lsyscache.h"

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Functions
static bool	join_is_removable (PlannerInfo *root, SpecialJoinInfo *sjinfo)
static void	remove_rel_from_query (PlannerInfo *root, int relid, Relids joinrelids)
static List *	remove_rel_from_joinlist (List *joinlist, int relid, int *nremoved)
static bool	rel_supports_distinctness (PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel)
static bool	rel_is_distinct_for (PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel, List *clause_list)
static Oid	distinct_col_search (int colno, List *colnos, List *opids)
static bool	is_innerrel_unique_for (PlannerInfo *root, Relids joinrelids, Relids outerrelids, RelOptInfo *innerrel, JoinType jointype, List *restrictlist)
List *	remove_useless_joins (PlannerInfo *root, List *joinlist)
static bool	clause_sides_match_join (RestrictInfo *rinfo, Relids outerrelids, Relids innerrelids)
void	reduce_unique_semijoins (PlannerInfo *root)
bool	query_supports_distinctness (Query *query)
bool	query_is_distinct_for (Query *query, List *colnos, List *opids)
bool	innerrel_is_unique (PlannerInfo *root, Relids joinrelids, Relids outerrelids, RelOptInfo *innerrel, JoinType jointype, List *restrictlist, bool force_cache)

Function Documentation

clause_sides_match_join()

static bool clause_sides_match_join ( RestrictInfo *  rinfo, Relids  outerrelids, Relids  innerrelids  )

inlinestatic

Definition at line 127 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    if (bms_is_subset(rinfo->left_relids, outerrelids) &&
        bms_is_subset(rinfo->right_relids, innerrelids))
    {
        /* lefthand side is outer */
        rinfo->outer_is_left = true;
        return true;
    }
    else if (bms_is_subset(rinfo->left_relids, innerrelids) &&
             bms_is_subset(rinfo->right_relids, outerrelids))
    {
        /* righthand side is outer */
        rinfo->outer_is_left = false;
        return true;
    }
    return false;               /* no good for these input relations */
}

References bms_is_subset().

Referenced by is_innerrel_unique_for(), and join_is_removable().

distinct_col_search()

static Oid distinct_col_search ( int  colno, List *  colnos, List *  opids  )

static

Definition at line 927 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    ListCell   *lc1,
               *lc2;
 
    forboth(lc1, colnos, lc2, opids)
    {
        if (colno == lfirst_int(lc1))
            return lfirst_oid(lc2);
    }
    return InvalidOid;
}

References forboth, InvalidOid, lfirst_int, and lfirst_oid.

Referenced by query_is_distinct_for().

innerrel_is_unique()

bool innerrel_is_unique	(	PlannerInfo *	root,
		Relids	joinrelids,
		Relids	outerrelids,
		RelOptInfo *	innerrel,
		JoinType	jointype,
		List *	restrictlist,
		bool	force_cache
	)

Definition at line 967 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    MemoryContext old_context;
    ListCell   *lc;
 
    /* Certainly can't prove uniqueness when there are no joinclauses */
    if (restrictlist == NIL)
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Make a quick check to eliminate cases in which we will surely be unable
     * to prove uniqueness of the innerrel.
     */
    if (!rel_supports_distinctness(root, innerrel))
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Query the cache to see if we've managed to prove that innerrel is
     * unique for any subset of this outerrel.  We don't need an exact match,
     * as extra outerrels can't make the innerrel any less unique (or more
     * formally, the restrictlist for a join to a superset outerrel must be a
     * superset of the conditions we successfully used before).
     */
    foreach(lc, innerrel->unique_for_rels)
    {
        Relids      unique_for_rels = (Relids) lfirst(lc);
 
        if (bms_is_subset(unique_for_rels, outerrelids))
            return true;        /* Success! */
    }
 
    /*
     * Conversely, we may have already determined that this outerrel, or some
     * superset thereof, cannot prove this innerrel to be unique.
     */
    foreach(lc, innerrel->non_unique_for_rels)
    {
        Relids      unique_for_rels = (Relids) lfirst(lc);
 
        if (bms_is_subset(outerrelids, unique_for_rels))
            return false;
    }
 
    /* No cached information, so try to make the proof. */
    if (is_innerrel_unique_for(root, joinrelids, outerrelids, innerrel,
                               jointype, restrictlist))
    {
        /*
         * Cache the positive result for future probes, being sure to keep it
         * in the planner_cxt even if we are working in GEQO.
         *
         * Note: one might consider trying to isolate the minimal subset of
         * the outerrels that proved the innerrel unique.  But it's not worth
         * the trouble, because the planner builds up joinrels incrementally
         * and so we'll see the minimally sufficient outerrels before any
         * supersets of them anyway.
         */
        old_context = MemoryContextSwitchTo(root->planner_cxt);
        innerrel->unique_for_rels = lappend(innerrel->unique_for_rels,
                                            bms_copy(outerrelids));
        MemoryContextSwitchTo(old_context);
 
        return true;            /* Success! */
    }
    else
    {
        /*
         * None of the join conditions for outerrel proved innerrel unique, so
         * we can safely reject this outerrel or any subset of it in future
         * checks.
         *
         * However, in normal planning mode, caching this knowledge is totally
         * pointless; it won't be queried again, because we build up joinrels
         * from smaller to larger.  It is useful in GEQO mode, where the
         * knowledge can be carried across successive planning attempts; and
         * it's likely to be useful when using join-search plugins, too. Hence
         * cache when join_search_private is non-NULL.  (Yeah, that's a hack,
         * but it seems reasonable.)
         *
         * Also, allow callers to override that heuristic and force caching;
         * that's useful for reduce_unique_semijoins, which calls here before
         * the normal join search starts.
         */
        if (force_cache || root->join_search_private)
        {
            old_context = MemoryContextSwitchTo(root->planner_cxt);
            innerrel->non_unique_for_rels =
                lappend(innerrel->non_unique_for_rels,
                        bms_copy(outerrelids));
            MemoryContextSwitchTo(old_context);
        }
 
        return false;
    }
}

References bms_copy(), bms_is_subset(), is_innerrel_unique_for(), lappend(), lfirst, MemoryContextSwitchTo(), NIL, RelOptInfo::non_unique_for_rels, rel_supports_distinctness(), and RelOptInfo::unique_for_rels.

Referenced by add_paths_to_joinrel(), and reduce_unique_semijoins().

is_innerrel_unique_for()

static bool is_innerrel_unique_for ( PlannerInfo *  root, Relids  joinrelids, Relids  outerrelids, RelOptInfo *  innerrel, JoinType  jointype, List *  restrictlist  )

static

Definition at line 1075 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    List       *clause_list = NIL;
    ListCell   *lc;
 
    /*
     * Search for mergejoinable clauses that constrain the inner rel against
     * the outer rel.  If an operator is mergejoinable then it behaves like
     * equality for some btree opclass, so it's what we want.  The
     * mergejoinability test also eliminates clauses containing volatile
     * functions, which we couldn't depend on.
     */
    foreach(lc, restrictlist)
    {
        RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(lc);
 
        /*
         * As noted above, if it's a pushed-down clause and we're at an outer
         * join, we can't use it.
         */
        if (IS_OUTER_JOIN(jointype) &&
            RINFO_IS_PUSHED_DOWN(restrictinfo, joinrelids))
            continue;
 
        /* Ignore if it's not a mergejoinable clause */
        if (!restrictinfo->can_join ||
            restrictinfo->mergeopfamilies == NIL)
            continue;           /* not mergejoinable */
 
        /*
         * Check if clause has the form "outer op inner" or "inner op outer",
         * and if so mark which side is inner.
         */
        if (!clause_sides_match_join(restrictinfo, outerrelids,
                                     innerrel->relids))
            continue;           /* no good for these input relations */
 
        /* OK, add to list */
        clause_list = lappend(clause_list, restrictinfo);
    }
 
    /* Let rel_is_distinct_for() do the hard work */
    return rel_is_distinct_for(root, innerrel, clause_list);
}

References clause_sides_match_join(), IS_OUTER_JOIN, lappend(), lfirst, NIL, rel_is_distinct_for(), RelOptInfo::relids, and RINFO_IS_PUSHED_DOWN.

Referenced by innerrel_is_unique().

join_is_removable()

static bool join_is_removable ( PlannerInfo *  root, SpecialJoinInfo *  sjinfo  )

static

Definition at line 159 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    int         innerrelid;
    RelOptInfo *innerrel;
    Relids      joinrelids;
    List       *clause_list = NIL;
    ListCell   *l;
    int         attroff;
 
    /*
     * Must be a non-delaying left join to a single baserel, else we aren't
     * going to be able to do anything with it.
     */
    if (sjinfo->jointype != JOIN_LEFT ||
        sjinfo->delay_upper_joins)
        return false;
 
    if (!bms_get_singleton_member(sjinfo->min_righthand, &innerrelid))
        return false;
 
    innerrel = find_base_rel(root, innerrelid);
 
    /*
     * Before we go to the effort of checking whether any innerrel variables
     * are needed above the join, make a quick check to eliminate cases in
     * which we will surely be unable to prove uniqueness of the innerrel.
     */
    if (!rel_supports_distinctness(root, innerrel))
        return false;
 
    /* Compute the relid set for the join we are considering */
    joinrelids = bms_union(sjinfo->min_lefthand, sjinfo->min_righthand);
 
    /*
     * We can't remove the join if any inner-rel attributes are used above the
     * join.
     *
     * Note that this test only detects use of inner-rel attributes in higher
     * join conditions and the target list.  There might be such attributes in
     * pushed-down conditions at this join, too.  We check that case below.
     *
     * As a micro-optimization, it seems better to start with max_attr and
     * count down rather than starting with min_attr and counting up, on the
     * theory that the system attributes are somewhat less likely to be wanted
     * and should be tested last.
     */
    for (attroff = innerrel->max_attr - innerrel->min_attr;
         attroff >= 0;
         attroff--)
    {
        if (!bms_is_subset(innerrel->attr_needed[attroff], joinrelids))
            return false;
    }
 
    /*
     * Similarly check that the inner rel isn't needed by any PlaceHolderVars
     * that will be used above the join.  We only need to fail if such a PHV
     * actually references some inner-rel attributes; but the correct check
     * for that is relatively expensive, so we first check against ph_eval_at,
     * which must mention the inner rel if the PHV uses any inner-rel attrs as
     * non-lateral references.  Note that if the PHV's syntactic scope is just
     * the inner rel, we can't drop the rel even if the PHV is variable-free.
     */
    foreach(l, root->placeholder_list)
    {
        PlaceHolderInfo *phinfo = (PlaceHolderInfo *) lfirst(l);
 
        if (bms_overlap(phinfo->ph_lateral, innerrel->relids))
            return false;       /* it references innerrel laterally */
        if (bms_is_subset(phinfo->ph_needed, joinrelids))
            continue;           /* PHV is not used above the join */
        if (!bms_overlap(phinfo->ph_eval_at, innerrel->relids))
            continue;           /* it definitely doesn't reference innerrel */
        if (bms_is_subset(phinfo->ph_eval_at, innerrel->relids))
            return false;       /* there isn't any other place to eval PHV */
        if (bms_overlap(pull_varnos(root, (Node *) phinfo->ph_var->phexpr),
                        innerrel->relids))
            return false;       /* it does reference innerrel */
    }
 
    /*
     * Search for mergejoinable clauses that constrain the inner rel against
     * either the outer rel or a pseudoconstant.  If an operator is
     * mergejoinable then it behaves like equality for some btree opclass, so
     * it's what we want.  The mergejoinability test also eliminates clauses
     * containing volatile functions, which we couldn't depend on.
     */
    foreach(l, innerrel->joininfo)
    {
        RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(l);
 
        /*
         * If it's not a join clause for this outer join, we can't use it.
         * Note that if the clause is pushed-down, then it is logically from
         * above the outer join, even if it references no other rels (it might
         * be from WHERE, for example).
         */
        if (RINFO_IS_PUSHED_DOWN(restrictinfo, joinrelids))
        {
            /*
             * If such a clause actually references the inner rel then join
             * removal has to be disallowed.  We have to check this despite
             * the previous attr_needed checks because of the possibility of
             * pushed-down clauses referencing the rel.
             */
            if (bms_is_member(innerrelid, restrictinfo->clause_relids))
                return false;
            continue;           /* else, ignore; not useful here */
        }
 
        /* Ignore if it's not a mergejoinable clause */
        if (!restrictinfo->can_join ||
            restrictinfo->mergeopfamilies == NIL)
            continue;           /* not mergejoinable */
 
        /*
         * Check if clause has the form "outer op inner" or "inner op outer",
         * and if so mark which side is inner.
         */
        if (!clause_sides_match_join(restrictinfo, sjinfo->min_lefthand,
                                     innerrel->relids))
            continue;           /* no good for these input relations */
 
        /* OK, add to list */
        clause_list = lappend(clause_list, restrictinfo);
    }
 
    /*
     * Now that we have the relevant equality join clauses, try to prove the
     * innerrel distinct.
     */
    if (rel_is_distinct_for(root, innerrel, clause_list))
        return true;
 
    /*
     * Some day it would be nice to check for other methods of establishing
     * distinctness.
     */
    return false;
}

References bms_get_singleton_member(), bms_is_member(), bms_is_subset(), bms_overlap(), bms_union(), clause_sides_match_join(), SpecialJoinInfo::delay_upper_joins, find_base_rel(), JOIN_LEFT, RelOptInfo::joininfo, SpecialJoinInfo::jointype, lappend(), lfirst, RelOptInfo::max_attr, RelOptInfo::min_attr, SpecialJoinInfo::min_lefthand, SpecialJoinInfo::min_righthand, NIL, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_eval_at, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_lateral, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_needed, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_var, PlannerInfo::placeholder_list, pull_varnos(), rel_is_distinct_for(), rel_supports_distinctness(), RelOptInfo::relids, and RINFO_IS_PUSHED_DOWN.

Referenced by remove_useless_joins().

query_is_distinct_for()

bool query_is_distinct_for	(	Query *	query,
		List *	colnos,
		List *	opids
	)

Definition at line 778 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    ListCell   *l;
    Oid         opid;
 
    Assert(list_length(colnos) == list_length(opids));
 
    /*
     * DISTINCT (including DISTINCT ON) guarantees uniqueness if all the
     * columns in the DISTINCT clause appear in colnos and operator semantics
     * match.  This is true even if there are SRFs in the DISTINCT columns or
     * elsewhere in the tlist.
     */
    if (query->distinctClause)
    {
        foreach(l, query->distinctClause)
        {
            SortGroupClause *sgc = (SortGroupClause *) lfirst(l);
            TargetEntry *tle = get_sortgroupclause_tle(sgc,
                                                       query->targetList);
 
            opid = distinct_col_search(tle->resno, colnos, opids);
            if (!OidIsValid(opid) ||
                !equality_ops_are_compatible(opid, sgc->eqop))
                break;          /* exit early if no match */
        }
        if (l == NULL)          /* had matches for all? */
            return true;
    }
 
    /*
     * Otherwise, a set-returning function in the query's targetlist can
     * result in returning duplicate rows, despite any grouping that might
     * occur before tlist evaluation.  (If all tlist SRFs are within GROUP BY
     * columns, it would be safe because they'd be expanded before grouping.
     * But it doesn't currently seem worth the effort to check for that.)
     */
    if (query->hasTargetSRFs)
        return false;
 
    /*
     * Similarly, GROUP BY without GROUPING SETS guarantees uniqueness if all
     * the grouped columns appear in colnos and operator semantics match.
     */
    if (query->groupClause && !query->groupingSets)
    {
        foreach(l, query->groupClause)
        {
            SortGroupClause *sgc = (SortGroupClause *) lfirst(l);
            TargetEntry *tle = get_sortgroupclause_tle(sgc,
                                                       query->targetList);
 
            opid = distinct_col_search(tle->resno, colnos, opids);
            if (!OidIsValid(opid) ||
                !equality_ops_are_compatible(opid, sgc->eqop))
                break;          /* exit early if no match */
        }
        if (l == NULL)          /* had matches for all? */
            return true;
    }
    else if (query->groupingSets)
    {
        /*
         * If we have grouping sets with expressions, we probably don't have
         * uniqueness and analysis would be hard. Punt.
         */
        if (query->groupClause)
            return false;
 
        /*
         * If we have no groupClause (therefore no grouping expressions), we
         * might have one or many empty grouping sets. If there's just one,
         * then we're returning only one row and are certainly unique. But
         * otherwise, we know we're certainly not unique.
         */
        if (list_length(query->groupingSets) == 1 &&
            ((GroupingSet *) linitial(query->groupingSets))->kind == GROUPING_SET_EMPTY)
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }
    else
    {
        /*
         * If we have no GROUP BY, but do have aggregates or HAVING, then the
         * result is at most one row so it's surely unique, for any operators.
         */
        if (query->hasAggs || query->havingQual)
            return true;
    }
 
    /*
     * UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT guarantee uniqueness of the whole output row,
     * except with ALL.
     */
    if (query->setOperations)
    {
        SetOperationStmt *topop = castNode(SetOperationStmt, query->setOperations);
 
        Assert(topop->op != SETOP_NONE);
 
        if (!topop->all)
        {
            ListCell   *lg;
 
            /* We're good if all the nonjunk output columns are in colnos */
            lg = list_head(topop->groupClauses);
            foreach(l, query->targetList)
            {
                TargetEntry *tle = (TargetEntry *) lfirst(l);
                SortGroupClause *sgc;
 
                if (tle->resjunk)
                    continue;   /* ignore resjunk columns */
 
                /* non-resjunk columns should have grouping clauses */
                Assert(lg != NULL);
                sgc = (SortGroupClause *) lfirst(lg);
                lg = lnext(topop->groupClauses, lg);
 
                opid = distinct_col_search(tle->resno, colnos, opids);
                if (!OidIsValid(opid) ||
                    !equality_ops_are_compatible(opid, sgc->eqop))
                    break;      /* exit early if no match */
            }
            if (l == NULL)      /* had matches for all? */
                return true;
        }
    }
 
    /*
     * XXX Are there any other cases in which we can easily see the result
     * must be distinct?
     *
     * If you do add more smarts to this function, be sure to update
     * query_supports_distinctness() to match.
     */
 
    return false;
}

References SetOperationStmt::all, Assert(), castNode, distinct_col_search(), Query::distinctClause, SortGroupClause::eqop, equality_ops_are_compatible(), get_sortgroupclause_tle(), Query::groupClause, SetOperationStmt::groupClauses, GROUPING_SET_EMPTY, Query::groupingSets, Query::hasAggs, Query::hasTargetSRFs, Query::havingQual, lfirst, linitial, list_head(), list_length(), lnext(), OidIsValid, SetOperationStmt::op, TargetEntry::resjunk, TargetEntry::resno, SETOP_NONE, Query::setOperations, and Query::targetList.

Referenced by create_unique_path(), and rel_is_distinct_for().

query_supports_distinctness()

bool query_supports_distinctness

(

Query *

query

)

Definition at line 741 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    /* SRFs break distinctness except with DISTINCT, see below */
    if (query->hasTargetSRFs && query->distinctClause == NIL)
        return false;
 
    /* check for features we can prove distinctness with */
    if (query->distinctClause != NIL ||
        query->groupClause != NIL ||
        query->groupingSets != NIL ||
        query->hasAggs ||
        query->havingQual ||
        query->setOperations)
        return true;
 
    return false;
}

References Query::distinctClause, Query::groupClause, Query::groupingSets, Query::hasAggs, Query::hasTargetSRFs, Query::havingQual, NIL, and Query::setOperations.

Referenced by create_unique_path(), and rel_supports_distinctness().

reduce_unique_semijoins()

void reduce_unique_semijoins

(

PlannerInfo *

root

)

Definition at line 511 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    ListCell   *lc;
 
    /*
     * Scan the join_info_list to find semijoins.
     */
    foreach(lc, root->join_info_list)
    {
        SpecialJoinInfo *sjinfo = (SpecialJoinInfo *) lfirst(lc);
        int         innerrelid;
        RelOptInfo *innerrel;
        Relids      joinrelids;
        List       *restrictlist;
 
        /*
         * Must be a non-delaying semijoin to a single baserel, else we aren't
         * going to be able to do anything with it.  (It's probably not
         * possible for delay_upper_joins to be set on a semijoin, but we
         * might as well check.)
         */
        if (sjinfo->jointype != JOIN_SEMI ||
            sjinfo->delay_upper_joins)
            continue;
 
        if (!bms_get_singleton_member(sjinfo->min_righthand, &innerrelid))
            continue;
 
        innerrel = find_base_rel(root, innerrelid);
 
        /*
         * Before we trouble to run generate_join_implied_equalities, make a
         * quick check to eliminate cases in which we will surely be unable to
         * prove uniqueness of the innerrel.
         */
        if (!rel_supports_distinctness(root, innerrel))
            continue;
 
        /* Compute the relid set for the join we are considering */
        joinrelids = bms_union(sjinfo->min_lefthand, sjinfo->min_righthand);
 
        /*
         * Since we're only considering a single-rel RHS, any join clauses it
         * has must be clauses linking it to the semijoin's min_lefthand.  We
         * can also consider EC-derived join clauses.
         */
        restrictlist =
            list_concat(generate_join_implied_equalities(root,
                                                         joinrelids,
                                                         sjinfo->min_lefthand,
                                                         innerrel),
                        innerrel->joininfo);
 
        /* Test whether the innerrel is unique for those clauses. */
        if (!innerrel_is_unique(root,
                                joinrelids, sjinfo->min_lefthand, innerrel,
                                JOIN_SEMI, restrictlist, true))
            continue;
 
        /* OK, remove the SpecialJoinInfo from the list. */
        root->join_info_list = foreach_delete_current(root->join_info_list, lc);
    }
}

References bms_get_singleton_member(), bms_union(), SpecialJoinInfo::delay_upper_joins, find_base_rel(), foreach_delete_current, generate_join_implied_equalities(), innerrel_is_unique(), PlannerInfo::join_info_list, JOIN_SEMI, RelOptInfo::joininfo, SpecialJoinInfo::jointype, lfirst, list_concat(), SpecialJoinInfo::min_lefthand, SpecialJoinInfo::min_righthand, and rel_supports_distinctness().

Referenced by query_planner().

rel_is_distinct_for()

static bool rel_is_distinct_for ( PlannerInfo *  root, RelOptInfo *  rel, List *  clause_list  )

static

Definition at line 644 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    /*
     * We could skip a couple of tests here if we assume all callers checked
     * rel_supports_distinctness first, but it doesn't seem worth taking any
     * risk for.
     */
    if (rel->reloptkind != RELOPT_BASEREL)
        return false;
    if (rel->rtekind == RTE_RELATION)
    {
        /*
         * Examine the indexes to see if we have a matching unique index.
         * relation_has_unique_index_for automatically adds any usable
         * restriction clauses for the rel, so we needn't do that here.
         */
        if (relation_has_unique_index_for(root, rel, clause_list, NIL, NIL))
            return true;
    }
    else if (rel->rtekind == RTE_SUBQUERY)
    {
        Index       relid = rel->relid;
        Query      *subquery = root->simple_rte_array[relid]->subquery;
        List       *colnos = NIL;
        List       *opids = NIL;
        ListCell   *l;
 
        /*
         * Build the argument lists for query_is_distinct_for: a list of
         * output column numbers that the query needs to be distinct over, and
         * a list of equality operators that the output columns need to be
         * distinct according to.
         *
         * (XXX we are not considering restriction clauses attached to the
         * subquery; is that worth doing?)
         */
        foreach(l, clause_list)
        {
            RestrictInfo *rinfo = lfirst_node(RestrictInfo, l);
            Oid         op;
            Var        *var;
 
            /*
             * Get the equality operator we need uniqueness according to.
             * (This might be a cross-type operator and thus not exactly the
             * same operator the subquery would consider; that's all right
             * since query_is_distinct_for can resolve such cases.)  The
             * caller's mergejoinability test should have selected only
             * OpExprs.
             */
            op = castNode(OpExpr, rinfo->clause)->opno;
 
            /* caller identified the inner side for us */
            if (rinfo->outer_is_left)
                var = (Var *) get_rightop(rinfo->clause);
            else
                var = (Var *) get_leftop(rinfo->clause);
 
            /*
             * We may ignore any RelabelType node above the operand.  (There
             * won't be more than one, since eval_const_expressions() has been
             * applied already.)
             */
            if (var && IsA(var, RelabelType))
                var = (Var *) ((RelabelType *) var)->arg;
 
            /*
             * If inner side isn't a Var referencing a subquery output column,
             * this clause doesn't help us.
             */
            if (!var || !IsA(var, Var) ||
                var->varno != relid || var->varlevelsup != 0)
                continue;
 
            colnos = lappend_int(colnos, var->varattno);
            opids = lappend_oid(opids, op);
        }
 
        if (query_is_distinct_for(subquery, colnos, opids))
            return true;
    }
    return false;
}

References castNode, RestrictInfo::clause, get_leftop(), get_rightop(), IsA, lappend_int(), lappend_oid(), lfirst_node, NIL, query_is_distinct_for(), relation_has_unique_index_for(), RelOptInfo::relid, RELOPT_BASEREL, RelOptInfo::reloptkind, RTE_RELATION, RTE_SUBQUERY, RelOptInfo::rtekind, Var::varattno, Var::varlevelsup, and Var::varno.

Referenced by is_innerrel_unique_for(), and join_is_removable().

rel_supports_distinctness()

static bool rel_supports_distinctness ( PlannerInfo *  root, RelOptInfo *  rel  )

static

Definition at line 588 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    /* We only know about baserels ... */
    if (rel->reloptkind != RELOPT_BASEREL)
        return false;
    if (rel->rtekind == RTE_RELATION)
    {
        /*
         * For a plain relation, we only know how to prove uniqueness by
         * reference to unique indexes.  Make sure there's at least one
         * suitable unique index.  It must be immediately enforced, and if
         * it's a partial index, it must match the query.  (Keep these
         * conditions in sync with relation_has_unique_index_for!)
         */
        ListCell   *lc;
 
        foreach(lc, rel->indexlist)
        {
            IndexOptInfo *ind = (IndexOptInfo *) lfirst(lc);
 
            if (ind->unique && ind->immediate &&
                (ind->indpred == NIL || ind->predOK))
                return true;
        }
    }
    else if (rel->rtekind == RTE_SUBQUERY)
    {
        Query      *subquery = root->simple_rte_array[rel->relid]->subquery;
 
        /* Check if the subquery has any qualities that support distinctness */
        if (query_supports_distinctness(subquery))
            return true;
    }
    /* We have no proof rules for any other rtekinds. */
    return false;
}

References RelOptInfo::indexlist, lfirst, NIL, query_supports_distinctness(), RelOptInfo::relid, RELOPT_BASEREL, RelOptInfo::reloptkind, RTE_RELATION, RTE_SUBQUERY, and RelOptInfo::rtekind.

Referenced by innerrel_is_unique(), join_is_removable(), and reduce_unique_semijoins().

remove_rel_from_joinlist()

static List * remove_rel_from_joinlist ( List *  joinlist, int  relid, int *  nremoved  )

static

Definition at line 457 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    List       *result = NIL;
    ListCell   *jl;
 
    foreach(jl, joinlist)
    {
        Node       *jlnode = (Node *) lfirst(jl);
 
        if (IsA(jlnode, RangeTblRef))
        {
            int         varno = ((RangeTblRef *) jlnode)->rtindex;
 
            if (varno == relid)
                (*nremoved)++;
            else
                result = lappend(result, jlnode);
        }
        else if (IsA(jlnode, List))
        {
            /* Recurse to handle subproblem */
            List       *sublist;
 
            sublist = remove_rel_from_joinlist((List *) jlnode,
                                               relid, nremoved);
            /* Avoid including empty sub-lists in the result */
            if (sublist)
                result = lappend(result, sublist);
        }
        else
        {
            elog(ERROR, "unrecognized joinlist node type: %d",
                 (int) nodeTag(jlnode));
        }
    }
 
    return result;
}

References elog(), ERROR, IsA, lappend(), lfirst, NIL, and nodeTag.

Referenced by remove_useless_joins().

remove_rel_from_query()

static void remove_rel_from_query ( PlannerInfo *  root, int  relid, Relids  joinrelids  )

static

Definition at line 312 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    RelOptInfo *rel = find_base_rel(root, relid);
    List       *joininfos;
    Index       rti;
    ListCell   *l;
 
    /*
     * Mark the rel as "dead" to show it is no longer part of the join tree.
     * (Removing it from the baserel array altogether seems too risky.)
     */
    rel->reloptkind = RELOPT_DEADREL;
 
    /*
     * Remove references to the rel from other baserels' attr_needed arrays.
     */
    for (rti = 1; rti < root->simple_rel_array_size; rti++)
    {
        RelOptInfo *otherrel = root->simple_rel_array[rti];
        int         attroff;
 
        /* there may be empty slots corresponding to non-baserel RTEs */
        if (otherrel == NULL)
            continue;
 
        Assert(otherrel->relid == rti); /* sanity check on array */
 
        /* no point in processing target rel itself */
        if (otherrel == rel)
            continue;
 
        for (attroff = otherrel->max_attr - otherrel->min_attr;
             attroff >= 0;
             attroff--)
        {
            otherrel->attr_needed[attroff] =
                bms_del_member(otherrel->attr_needed[attroff], relid);
        }
    }
 
    /*
     * Likewise remove references from SpecialJoinInfo data structures.
     *
     * This is relevant in case the outer join we're deleting is nested inside
     * other outer joins: the upper joins' relid sets have to be adjusted. The
     * RHS of the target outer join will be made empty here, but that's OK
     * since caller will delete that SpecialJoinInfo entirely.
     */
    foreach(l, root->join_info_list)
    {
        SpecialJoinInfo *sjinfo = (SpecialJoinInfo *) lfirst(l);
 
        sjinfo->min_lefthand = bms_del_member(sjinfo->min_lefthand, relid);
        sjinfo->min_righthand = bms_del_member(sjinfo->min_righthand, relid);
        sjinfo->syn_lefthand = bms_del_member(sjinfo->syn_lefthand, relid);
        sjinfo->syn_righthand = bms_del_member(sjinfo->syn_righthand, relid);
    }
 
    /*
     * Likewise remove references from PlaceHolderVar data structures,
     * removing any no-longer-needed placeholders entirely.
     *
     * Removal is a bit trickier than it might seem: we can remove PHVs that
     * are used at the target rel and/or in the join qual, but not those that
     * are used at join partner rels or above the join.  It's not that easy to
     * distinguish PHVs used at partner rels from those used in the join qual,
     * since they will both have ph_needed sets that are subsets of
     * joinrelids.  However, a PHV used at a partner rel could not have the
     * target rel in ph_eval_at, so we check that while deciding whether to
     * remove or just update the PHV.  There is no corresponding test in
     * join_is_removable because it doesn't need to distinguish those cases.
     */
    foreach(l, root->placeholder_list)
    {
        PlaceHolderInfo *phinfo = (PlaceHolderInfo *) lfirst(l);
 
        Assert(!bms_is_member(relid, phinfo->ph_lateral));
        if (bms_is_subset(phinfo->ph_needed, joinrelids) &&
            bms_is_member(relid, phinfo->ph_eval_at))
        {
            root->placeholder_list = foreach_delete_current(root->placeholder_list,
                                                            l);
            root->placeholder_array[phinfo->phid] = NULL;
        }
        else
        {
            phinfo->ph_eval_at = bms_del_member(phinfo->ph_eval_at, relid);
            Assert(!bms_is_empty(phinfo->ph_eval_at));
            phinfo->ph_needed = bms_del_member(phinfo->ph_needed, relid);
        }
    }
 
    /*
     * Remove any joinquals referencing the rel from the joininfo lists.
     *
     * In some cases, a joinqual has to be put back after deleting its
     * reference to the target rel.  This can occur for pseudoconstant and
     * outerjoin-delayed quals, which can get marked as requiring the rel in
     * order to force them to be evaluated at or above the join.  We can't
     * just discard them, though.  Only quals that logically belonged to the
     * outer join being discarded should be removed from the query.
     *
     * We must make a copy of the rel's old joininfo list before starting the
     * loop, because otherwise remove_join_clause_from_rels would destroy the
     * list while we're scanning it.
     */
    joininfos = list_copy(rel->joininfo);
    foreach(l, joininfos)
    {
        RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(l);
 
        remove_join_clause_from_rels(root, rinfo, rinfo->required_relids);
 
        if (RINFO_IS_PUSHED_DOWN(rinfo, joinrelids))
        {
            /* Recheck that qual doesn't actually reference the target rel */
            Assert(!bms_is_member(relid, rinfo->clause_relids));
 
            /*
             * The required_relids probably aren't shared with anything else,
             * but let's copy them just to be sure.
             */
            rinfo->required_relids = bms_copy(rinfo->required_relids);
            rinfo->required_relids = bms_del_member(rinfo->required_relids,
                                                    relid);
            distribute_restrictinfo_to_rels(root, rinfo);
        }
    }
 
    /*
     * There may be references to the rel in root->fkey_list, but if so,
     * match_foreign_keys_to_quals() will get rid of them.
     */
}

References Assert(), bms_copy(), bms_del_member(), bms_is_empty(), bms_is_member(), bms_is_subset(), distribute_restrictinfo_to_rels(), find_base_rel(), foreach_delete_current, PlannerInfo::join_info_list, RelOptInfo::joininfo, lfirst, list_copy(), RelOptInfo::max_attr, RelOptInfo::min_attr, SpecialJoinInfo::min_lefthand, SpecialJoinInfo::min_righthand, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_eval_at, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_lateral, PlaceHolderInfo::ph_needed, PlaceHolderInfo::phid, PlannerInfo::placeholder_list, RelOptInfo::relid, RELOPT_DEADREL, RelOptInfo::reloptkind, remove_join_clause_from_rels(), RestrictInfo::required_relids, RINFO_IS_PUSHED_DOWN, PlannerInfo::simple_rel_array_size, SpecialJoinInfo::syn_lefthand, and SpecialJoinInfo::syn_righthand.

Referenced by remove_useless_joins().

remove_useless_joins()

List* remove_useless_joins	(	PlannerInfo *	root,
		List *	joinlist
	)

Definition at line 61 of file analyzejoins.c.

{
    ListCell   *lc;
 
    /*
     * We are only interested in relations that are left-joined to, so we can
     * scan the join_info_list to find them easily.
     */
restart:
    foreach(lc, root->join_info_list)
    {
        SpecialJoinInfo *sjinfo = (SpecialJoinInfo *) lfirst(lc);
        int         innerrelid;
        int         nremoved;
 
        /* Skip if not removable */
        if (!join_is_removable(root, sjinfo))
            continue;
 
        /*
         * Currently, join_is_removable can only succeed when the sjinfo's
         * righthand is a single baserel.  Remove that rel from the query and
         * joinlist.
         */
        innerrelid = bms_singleton_member(sjinfo->min_righthand);
 
        remove_rel_from_query(root, innerrelid,
                              bms_union(sjinfo->min_lefthand,
                                        sjinfo->min_righthand));
 
        /* We verify that exactly one reference gets removed from joinlist */
        nremoved = 0;
        joinlist = remove_rel_from_joinlist(joinlist, innerrelid, &nremoved);
        if (nremoved != 1)
            elog(ERROR, "failed to find relation %d in joinlist", innerrelid);
 
        /*
         * We can delete this SpecialJoinInfo from the list too, since it's no
         * longer of interest.  (Since we'll restart the foreach loop
         * immediately, we don't bother with foreach_delete_current.)
         */
        root->join_info_list = list_delete_cell(root->join_info_list, lc);
 
        /*
         * Restart the scan.  This is necessary to ensure we find all
         * removable joins independently of ordering of the join_info_list
         * (note that removal of attr_needed bits may make a join appear
         * removable that did not before).
         */
        goto restart;
    }
 
    return joinlist;
}

References bms_singleton_member(), bms_union(), elog(), ERROR, PlannerInfo::join_info_list, join_is_removable(), lfirst, list_delete_cell(), SpecialJoinInfo::min_lefthand, SpecialJoinInfo::min_righthand, remove_rel_from_joinlist(), and remove_rel_from_query().

Referenced by query_planner().