trgm_gist.c

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/*
 * contrib/pg_trgm/trgm_gist.c
 */
#include "postgres.h"

#include "trgm.h"

#include "access/stratnum.h"
#include "fmgr.h"
#include "port/pg_bitutils.h"


typedef struct
{
    /* most recent inputs to gtrgm_consistent */
    StrategyNumber strategy;
    text       *query;
    /* extracted trigrams for query */
    TRGM       *trigrams;
    /* if a regex operator, the extracted graph */
    TrgmPackedGraph *graph;

    /*
     * The "query" and "trigrams" are stored in the same palloc block as this
     * cache struct, at MAXALIGN'ed offsets.  The graph however isn't.
     */
} gtrgm_consistent_cache;

#define GETENTRY(vec,pos) ((TRGM *) DatumGetPointer((vec)->vector[(pos)].key))


PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_in);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_out);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_compress);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_decompress);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_consistent);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_distance);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_union);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_same);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_penalty);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(gtrgm_picksplit);


Datum
gtrgm_in(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    elog(ERROR, "not implemented");
    PG_RETURN_DATUM(0);
}

Datum
gtrgm_out(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    elog(ERROR, "not implemented");
    PG_RETURN_DATUM(0);
}

static void
makesign(BITVECP sign, TRGM *a)
{
    int32       k,
                len = ARRNELEM(a);
    trgm       *ptr = GETARR(a);
    int32       tmp = 0;

    MemSet((void *) sign, 0, sizeof(BITVEC));
    SETBIT(sign, SIGLENBIT);    /* set last unused bit */
    for (k = 0; k < len; k++)
    {
        CPTRGM(((char *) &tmp), ptr + k);
        HASH(sign, tmp);
    }
}

Datum
gtrgm_compress(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GISTENTRY  *entry = (GISTENTRY *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    GISTENTRY  *retval = entry;

    if (entry->leafkey)
    {                           /* trgm */
        TRGM       *res;
        text       *val = DatumGetTextPP(entry->key);

        res = generate_trgm(VARDATA_ANY(val), VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(val));
        retval = (GISTENTRY *) palloc(sizeof(GISTENTRY));
        gistentryinit(*retval, PointerGetDatum(res),
                      entry->rel, entry->page,
                      entry->offset, false);
    }
    else if (ISSIGNKEY(DatumGetPointer(entry->key)) &&
             !ISALLTRUE(DatumGetPointer(entry->key)))
    {
        int32       i,
                    len;
        TRGM       *res;
        BITVECP     sign = GETSIGN(DatumGetPointer(entry->key));

        LOOPBYTE
        {
            if ((sign[i] & 0xff) != 0xff)
                PG_RETURN_POINTER(retval);
        }

        len = CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE, 0);
        res = (TRGM *) palloc(len);
        SET_VARSIZE(res, len);
        res->flag = SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE;

        retval = (GISTENTRY *) palloc(sizeof(GISTENTRY));
        gistentryinit(*retval, PointerGetDatum(res),
                      entry->rel, entry->page,
                      entry->offset, false);
    }
    PG_RETURN_POINTER(retval);
}

Datum
gtrgm_decompress(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GISTENTRY  *entry = (GISTENTRY *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    GISTENTRY  *retval;
    text       *key;

    key = DatumGetTextPP(entry->key);

    if (key != (text *) DatumGetPointer(entry->key))
    {
        /* need to pass back the decompressed item */
        retval = palloc(sizeof(GISTENTRY));
        gistentryinit(*retval, PointerGetDatum(key),
                      entry->rel, entry->page, entry->offset, entry->leafkey);
        PG_RETURN_POINTER(retval);
    }
    else
    {
        /* we can return the entry as-is */
        PG_RETURN_POINTER(entry);
    }
}

static int32
cnt_sml_sign_common(TRGM *qtrg, BITVECP sign)
{
    int32       count = 0;
    int32       k,
                len = ARRNELEM(qtrg);
    trgm       *ptr = GETARR(qtrg);
    int32       tmp = 0;

    for (k = 0; k < len; k++)
    {
        CPTRGM(((char *) &tmp), ptr + k);
        count += GETBIT(sign, HASHVAL(tmp));
    }

    return count;
}

Datum
gtrgm_consistent(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GISTENTRY  *entry = (GISTENTRY *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    text       *query = PG_GETARG_TEXT_P(1);
    StrategyNumber strategy = (StrategyNumber) PG_GETARG_UINT16(2);

    /* Oid      subtype = PG_GETARG_OID(3); */
    bool       *recheck = (bool *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(4);
    TRGM       *key = (TRGM *) DatumGetPointer(entry->key);
    TRGM       *qtrg;
    bool        res;
    Size        querysize = VARSIZE(query);
    gtrgm_consistent_cache *cache;
    double      nlimit;

    /*
     * We keep the extracted trigrams in cache, because trigram extraction is
     * relatively CPU-expensive.  When trying to reuse a cached value, check
     * strategy number not just query itself, because trigram extraction
     * depends on strategy.
     *
     * The cached structure is a single palloc chunk containing the
     * gtrgm_consistent_cache header, then the input query (4-byte length
     * word, uncompressed, starting at a MAXALIGN boundary), then the TRGM
     * value (also starting at a MAXALIGN boundary).  However we don't try to
     * include the regex graph (if any) in that struct.  (XXX currently, this
     * approach can leak regex graphs across index rescans.  Not clear if
     * that's worth fixing.)
     */
    cache = (gtrgm_consistent_cache *) fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra;
    if (cache == NULL ||
        cache->strategy != strategy ||
        VARSIZE(cache->query) != querysize ||
        memcmp((char *) cache->query, (char *) query, querysize) != 0)
    {
        gtrgm_consistent_cache *newcache;
        TrgmPackedGraph *graph = NULL;
        Size        qtrgsize;

        switch (strategy)
        {
            case SimilarityStrategyNumber:
            case WordSimilarityStrategyNumber:
            case StrictWordSimilarityStrategyNumber:
                qtrg = generate_trgm(VARDATA(query),
                                     querysize - VARHDRSZ);
                break;
            case ILikeStrategyNumber:
#ifndef IGNORECASE
                elog(ERROR, "cannot handle ~~* with case-sensitive trigrams");
#endif
                /* FALL THRU */
            case LikeStrategyNumber:
                qtrg = generate_wildcard_trgm(VARDATA(query),
                                              querysize - VARHDRSZ);
                break;
            case RegExpICaseStrategyNumber:
#ifndef IGNORECASE
                elog(ERROR, "cannot handle ~* with case-sensitive trigrams");
#endif
                /* FALL THRU */
            case RegExpStrategyNumber:
                qtrg = createTrgmNFA(query, PG_GET_COLLATION(),
                                     &graph, fcinfo->flinfo->fn_mcxt);
                /* just in case an empty array is returned ... */
                if (qtrg && ARRNELEM(qtrg) <= 0)
                {
                    pfree(qtrg);
                    qtrg = NULL;
                }
                break;
            default:
                elog(ERROR, "unrecognized strategy number: %d", strategy);
                qtrg = NULL;    /* keep compiler quiet */
                break;
        }

        qtrgsize = qtrg ? VARSIZE(qtrg) : 0;

        newcache = (gtrgm_consistent_cache *)
            MemoryContextAlloc(fcinfo->flinfo->fn_mcxt,
                               MAXALIGN(sizeof(gtrgm_consistent_cache)) +
                               MAXALIGN(querysize) +
                               qtrgsize);

        newcache->strategy = strategy;
        newcache->query = (text *)
            ((char *) newcache + MAXALIGN(sizeof(gtrgm_consistent_cache)));
        memcpy((char *) newcache->query, (char *) query, querysize);
        if (qtrg)
        {
            newcache->trigrams = (TRGM *)
                ((char *) newcache->query + MAXALIGN(querysize));
            memcpy((char *) newcache->trigrams, (char *) qtrg, qtrgsize);
            /* release qtrg in case it was made in fn_mcxt */
            pfree(qtrg);
        }
        else
            newcache->trigrams = NULL;
        newcache->graph = graph;

        if (cache)
            pfree(cache);
        fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra = (void *) newcache;
        cache = newcache;
    }

    qtrg = cache->trigrams;

    switch (strategy)
    {
        case SimilarityStrategyNumber:
        case WordSimilarityStrategyNumber:
        case StrictWordSimilarityStrategyNumber:

            /*
             * Similarity search is exact. (Strict) word similarity search is
             * inexact
             */
            *recheck = (strategy != SimilarityStrategyNumber);

            nlimit = index_strategy_get_limit(strategy);

            if (GIST_LEAF(entry))
            {                   /* all leafs contains orig trgm */
                double      tmpsml = cnt_sml(qtrg, key, *recheck);

                res = (tmpsml >= nlimit);
            }
            else if (ISALLTRUE(key))
            {                   /* non-leaf contains signature */
                res = true;
            }
            else
            {                   /* non-leaf contains signature */
                int32       count = cnt_sml_sign_common(qtrg, GETSIGN(key));
                int32       len = ARRNELEM(qtrg);

                if (len == 0)
                    res = false;
                else
                    res = (((((float8) count) / ((float8) len))) >= nlimit);
            }
            break;
        case ILikeStrategyNumber:
#ifndef IGNORECASE
            elog(ERROR, "cannot handle ~~* with case-sensitive trigrams");
#endif
            /* FALL THRU */
        case LikeStrategyNumber:
            /* Wildcard search is inexact */
            *recheck = true;

            /*
             * Check if all the extracted trigrams can be present in child
             * nodes.
             */
            if (GIST_LEAF(entry))
            {                   /* all leafs contains orig trgm */
                res = trgm_contained_by(qtrg, key);
            }
            else if (ISALLTRUE(key))
            {                   /* non-leaf contains signature */
                res = true;
            }
            else
            {                   /* non-leaf contains signature */
                int32       k,
                            tmp = 0,
                            len = ARRNELEM(qtrg);
                trgm       *ptr = GETARR(qtrg);
                BITVECP     sign = GETSIGN(key);

                res = true;
                for (k = 0; k < len; k++)
                {
                    CPTRGM(((char *) &tmp), ptr + k);
                    if (!GETBIT(sign, HASHVAL(tmp)))
                    {
                        res = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            break;
        case RegExpICaseStrategyNumber:
#ifndef IGNORECASE
            elog(ERROR, "cannot handle ~* with case-sensitive trigrams");
#endif
            /* FALL THRU */
        case RegExpStrategyNumber:
            /* Regexp search is inexact */
            *recheck = true;

            /* Check regex match as much as we can with available info */
            if (qtrg)
            {
                if (GIST_LEAF(entry))
                {               /* all leafs contains orig trgm */
                    bool       *check;

                    check = trgm_presence_map(qtrg, key);
                    res = trigramsMatchGraph(cache->graph, check);
                    pfree(check);
                }
                else if (ISALLTRUE(key))
                {               /* non-leaf contains signature */
                    res = true;
                }
                else
                {               /* non-leaf contains signature */
                    int32       k,
                                tmp = 0,
                                len = ARRNELEM(qtrg);
                    trgm       *ptr = GETARR(qtrg);
                    BITVECP     sign = GETSIGN(key);
                    bool       *check;

                    /*
                     * GETBIT() tests may give false positives, due to limited
                     * size of the sign array.  But since trigramsMatchGraph()
                     * implements a monotone boolean function, false positives
                     * in the check array can't lead to false negative answer.
                     * So we can apply trigramsMatchGraph despite uncertainty,
                     * and that usefully improves the quality of the search.
                     */
                    check = (bool *) palloc(len * sizeof(bool));
                    for (k = 0; k < len; k++)
                    {
                        CPTRGM(((char *) &tmp), ptr + k);
                        check[k] = GETBIT(sign, HASHVAL(tmp));
                    }
                    res = trigramsMatchGraph(cache->graph, check);
                    pfree(check);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                /* trigram-free query must be rechecked everywhere */
                res = true;
            }
            break;
        default:
            elog(ERROR, "unrecognized strategy number: %d", strategy);
            res = false;        /* keep compiler quiet */
            break;
    }

    PG_RETURN_BOOL(res);
}

Datum
gtrgm_distance(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GISTENTRY  *entry = (GISTENTRY *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    text       *query = PG_GETARG_TEXT_P(1);
    StrategyNumber strategy = (StrategyNumber) PG_GETARG_UINT16(2);

    /* Oid      subtype = PG_GETARG_OID(3); */
    bool       *recheck = (bool *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(4);
    TRGM       *key = (TRGM *) DatumGetPointer(entry->key);
    TRGM       *qtrg;
    float8      res;
    Size        querysize = VARSIZE(query);
    char       *cache = (char *) fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra;

    /*
     * Cache the generated trigrams across multiple calls with the same query.
     */
    if (cache == NULL ||
        VARSIZE(cache) != querysize ||
        memcmp(cache, query, querysize) != 0)
    {
        char       *newcache;

        qtrg = generate_trgm(VARDATA(query), querysize - VARHDRSZ);

        newcache = MemoryContextAlloc(fcinfo->flinfo->fn_mcxt,
                                      MAXALIGN(querysize) +
                                      VARSIZE(qtrg));

        memcpy(newcache, query, querysize);
        memcpy(newcache + MAXALIGN(querysize), qtrg, VARSIZE(qtrg));

        if (cache)
            pfree(cache);
        fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra = newcache;
        cache = newcache;
    }

    qtrg = (TRGM *) (cache + MAXALIGN(querysize));

    switch (strategy)
    {
        case DistanceStrategyNumber:
        case WordDistanceStrategyNumber:
        case StrictWordDistanceStrategyNumber:
            /* Only plain trigram distance is exact */
            *recheck = (strategy != DistanceStrategyNumber);
            if (GIST_LEAF(entry))
            {                   /* all leafs contains orig trgm */

                /*
                 * Prevent gcc optimizing the sml variable using volatile
                 * keyword. Otherwise res can differ from the
                 * word_similarity_dist_op() function.
                 */
                float4 volatile sml = cnt_sml(qtrg, key, *recheck);

                res = 1.0 - sml;
            }
            else if (ISALLTRUE(key))
            {                   /* all leafs contains orig trgm */
                res = 0.0;
            }
            else
            {                   /* non-leaf contains signature */
                int32       count = cnt_sml_sign_common(qtrg, GETSIGN(key));
                int32       len = ARRNELEM(qtrg);

                res = (len == 0) ? -1.0 : 1.0 - ((float8) count) / ((float8) len);
            }
            break;
        default:
            elog(ERROR, "unrecognized strategy number: %d", strategy);
            res = 0;            /* keep compiler quiet */
            break;
    }

    PG_RETURN_FLOAT8(res);
}

static int32
unionkey(BITVECP sbase, TRGM *add)
{
    int32       i;

    if (ISSIGNKEY(add))
    {
        BITVECP     sadd = GETSIGN(add);

        if (ISALLTRUE(add))
            return 1;

        LOOPBYTE
            sbase[i] |= sadd[i];
    }
    else
    {
        trgm       *ptr = GETARR(add);
        int32       tmp = 0;

        for (i = 0; i < ARRNELEM(add); i++)
        {
            CPTRGM(((char *) &tmp), ptr + i);
            HASH(sbase, tmp);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}


Datum
gtrgm_union(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GistEntryVector *entryvec = (GistEntryVector *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    int32       len = entryvec->n;
    int        *size = (int *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(1);
    BITVEC      base;
    int32       i;
    int32       flag = 0;
    TRGM       *result;

    MemSet((void *) base, 0, sizeof(BITVEC));
    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
    {
        if (unionkey(base, GETENTRY(entryvec, i)))
        {
            flag = ALLISTRUE;
            break;
        }
    }

    flag |= SIGNKEY;
    len = CALCGTSIZE(flag, 0);
    result = (TRGM *) palloc(len);
    SET_VARSIZE(result, len);
    result->flag = flag;
    if (!ISALLTRUE(result))
        memcpy((void *) GETSIGN(result), (void *) base, sizeof(BITVEC));
    *size = len;

    PG_RETURN_POINTER(result);
}

Datum
gtrgm_same(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    TRGM       *a = (TRGM *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    TRGM       *b = (TRGM *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(1);
    bool       *result = (bool *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(2);

    if (ISSIGNKEY(a))
    {                           /* then b also ISSIGNKEY */
        if (ISALLTRUE(a) && ISALLTRUE(b))
            *result = true;
        else if (ISALLTRUE(a))
            *result = false;
        else if (ISALLTRUE(b))
            *result = false;
        else
        {
            int32       i;
            BITVECP     sa = GETSIGN(a),
                        sb = GETSIGN(b);

            *result = true;
            LOOPBYTE
            {
                if (sa[i] != sb[i])
                {
                    *result = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    else
    {                           /* a and b ISARRKEY */
        int32       lena = ARRNELEM(a),
                    lenb = ARRNELEM(b);

        if (lena != lenb)
            *result = false;
        else
        {
            trgm       *ptra = GETARR(a),
                       *ptrb = GETARR(b);
            int32       i;

            *result = true;
            for (i = 0; i < lena; i++)
                if (CMPTRGM(ptra + i, ptrb + i))
                {
                    *result = false;
                    break;
                }
        }
    }

    PG_RETURN_POINTER(result);
}

static int32
sizebitvec(BITVECP sign)
{
    return pg_popcount(sign, SIGLEN);
}

static int
hemdistsign(BITVECP a, BITVECP b)
{
    int         i,
                diff,
                dist = 0;

    LOOPBYTE
    {
        diff = (unsigned char) (a[i] ^ b[i]);
        /* Using the popcount functions here isn't likely to win */
        dist += pg_number_of_ones[diff];
    }
    return dist;
}

static int
hemdist(TRGM *a, TRGM *b)
{
    if (ISALLTRUE(a))
    {
        if (ISALLTRUE(b))
            return 0;
        else
            return SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(GETSIGN(b));
    }
    else if (ISALLTRUE(b))
        return SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(GETSIGN(a));

    return hemdistsign(GETSIGN(a), GETSIGN(b));
}

Datum
gtrgm_penalty(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GISTENTRY  *origentry = (GISTENTRY *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0); /* always ISSIGNKEY */
    GISTENTRY  *newentry = (GISTENTRY *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(1);
    float      *penalty = (float *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(2);
    TRGM       *origval = (TRGM *) DatumGetPointer(origentry->key);
    TRGM       *newval = (TRGM *) DatumGetPointer(newentry->key);
    BITVECP     orig = GETSIGN(origval);

    *penalty = 0.0;

    if (ISARRKEY(newval))
    {
        char       *cache = (char *) fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra;
        TRGM       *cachedVal = (TRGM *) (cache + MAXALIGN(sizeof(BITVEC)));
        Size        newvalsize = VARSIZE(newval);
        BITVECP     sign;

        /*
         * Cache the sign data across multiple calls with the same newval.
         */
        if (cache == NULL ||
            VARSIZE(cachedVal) != newvalsize ||
            memcmp(cachedVal, newval, newvalsize) != 0)
        {
            char       *newcache;

            newcache = MemoryContextAlloc(fcinfo->flinfo->fn_mcxt,
                                          MAXALIGN(sizeof(BITVEC)) +
                                          newvalsize);

            makesign((BITVECP) newcache, newval);

            cachedVal = (TRGM *) (newcache + MAXALIGN(sizeof(BITVEC)));
            memcpy(cachedVal, newval, newvalsize);

            if (cache)
                pfree(cache);
            fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra = newcache;
            cache = newcache;
        }

        sign = (BITVECP) cache;

        if (ISALLTRUE(origval))
            *penalty = ((float) (SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(sign))) / (float) (SIGLENBIT + 1);
        else
            *penalty = hemdistsign(sign, orig);
    }
    else
        *penalty = hemdist(origval, newval);
    PG_RETURN_POINTER(penalty);
}

typedef struct
{
    bool        allistrue;
    BITVEC      sign;
} CACHESIGN;

static void
fillcache(CACHESIGN *item, TRGM *key)
{
    item->allistrue = false;
    if (ISARRKEY(key))
        makesign(item->sign, key);
    else if (ISALLTRUE(key))
        item->allistrue = true;
    else
        memcpy((void *) item->sign, (void *) GETSIGN(key), sizeof(BITVEC));
}

#define WISH_F(a,b,c) (double)( -(double)(((a)-(b))*((a)-(b))*((a)-(b)))*(c) )
typedef struct
{
    OffsetNumber pos;
    int32       cost;
} SPLITCOST;

static int
comparecost(const void *a, const void *b)
{
    if (((const SPLITCOST *) a)->cost == ((const SPLITCOST *) b)->cost)
        return 0;
    else
        return (((const SPLITCOST *) a)->cost > ((const SPLITCOST *) b)->cost) ? 1 : -1;
}


static int
hemdistcache(CACHESIGN *a, CACHESIGN *b)
{
    if (a->allistrue)
    {
        if (b->allistrue)
            return 0;
        else
            return SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(b->sign);
    }
    else if (b->allistrue)
        return SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(a->sign);

    return hemdistsign(a->sign, b->sign);
}

Datum
gtrgm_picksplit(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
    GistEntryVector *entryvec = (GistEntryVector *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(0);
    OffsetNumber maxoff = entryvec->n - 2;
    GIST_SPLITVEC *v = (GIST_SPLITVEC *) PG_GETARG_POINTER(1);
    OffsetNumber k,
                j;
    TRGM       *datum_l,
               *datum_r;
    BITVECP     union_l,
                union_r;
    int32       size_alpha,
                size_beta;
    int32       size_waste,
                waste = -1;
    int32       nbytes;
    OffsetNumber seed_1 = 0,
                seed_2 = 0;
    OffsetNumber *left,
               *right;
    BITVECP     ptr;
    int         i;
    CACHESIGN  *cache;
    SPLITCOST  *costvector;

    /* cache the sign data for each existing item */
    cache = (CACHESIGN *) palloc(sizeof(CACHESIGN) * (maxoff + 2));
    for (k = FirstOffsetNumber; k <= maxoff; k = OffsetNumberNext(k))
        fillcache(&cache[k], GETENTRY(entryvec, k));

    /* now find the two furthest-apart items */
    for (k = FirstOffsetNumber; k < maxoff; k = OffsetNumberNext(k))
    {
        for (j = OffsetNumberNext(k); j <= maxoff; j = OffsetNumberNext(j))
        {
            size_waste = hemdistcache(&(cache[j]), &(cache[k]));
            if (size_waste > waste)
            {
                waste = size_waste;
                seed_1 = k;
                seed_2 = j;
            }
        }
    }

    /* just in case we didn't make a selection ... */
    if (seed_1 == 0 || seed_2 == 0)
    {
        seed_1 = 1;
        seed_2 = 2;
    }

    /* initialize the result vectors */
    nbytes = (maxoff + 2) * sizeof(OffsetNumber);
    v->spl_left = left = (OffsetNumber *) palloc(nbytes);
    v->spl_right = right = (OffsetNumber *) palloc(nbytes);
    v->spl_nleft = 0;
    v->spl_nright = 0;

    /* form initial .. */
    if (cache[seed_1].allistrue)
    {
        datum_l = (TRGM *) palloc(CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE, 0));
        SET_VARSIZE(datum_l, CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE, 0));
        datum_l->flag = SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE;
    }
    else
    {
        datum_l = (TRGM *) palloc(CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY, 0));
        SET_VARSIZE(datum_l, CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY, 0));
        datum_l->flag = SIGNKEY;
        memcpy((void *) GETSIGN(datum_l), (void *) cache[seed_1].sign, sizeof(BITVEC));
    }
    if (cache[seed_2].allistrue)
    {
        datum_r = (TRGM *) palloc(CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE, 0));
        SET_VARSIZE(datum_r, CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE, 0));
        datum_r->flag = SIGNKEY | ALLISTRUE;
    }
    else
    {
        datum_r = (TRGM *) palloc(CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY, 0));
        SET_VARSIZE(datum_r, CALCGTSIZE(SIGNKEY, 0));
        datum_r->flag = SIGNKEY;
        memcpy((void *) GETSIGN(datum_r), (void *) cache[seed_2].sign, sizeof(BITVEC));
    }

    union_l = GETSIGN(datum_l);
    union_r = GETSIGN(datum_r);
    maxoff = OffsetNumberNext(maxoff);
    fillcache(&cache[maxoff], GETENTRY(entryvec, maxoff));
    /* sort before ... */
    costvector = (SPLITCOST *) palloc(sizeof(SPLITCOST) * maxoff);
    for (j = FirstOffsetNumber; j <= maxoff; j = OffsetNumberNext(j))
    {
        costvector[j - 1].pos = j;
        size_alpha = hemdistcache(&(cache[seed_1]), &(cache[j]));
        size_beta = hemdistcache(&(cache[seed_2]), &(cache[j]));
        costvector[j - 1].cost = abs(size_alpha - size_beta);
    }
    qsort((void *) costvector, maxoff, sizeof(SPLITCOST), comparecost);

    for (k = 0; k < maxoff; k++)
    {
        j = costvector[k].pos;
        if (j == seed_1)
        {
            *left++ = j;
            v->spl_nleft++;
            continue;
        }
        else if (j == seed_2)
        {
            *right++ = j;
            v->spl_nright++;
            continue;
        }

        if (ISALLTRUE(datum_l) || cache[j].allistrue)
        {
            if (ISALLTRUE(datum_l) && cache[j].allistrue)
                size_alpha = 0;
            else
                size_alpha = SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(
                                                    (cache[j].allistrue) ? GETSIGN(datum_l) : GETSIGN(cache[j].sign)
                    );
        }
        else
            size_alpha = hemdistsign(cache[j].sign, GETSIGN(datum_l));

        if (ISALLTRUE(datum_r) || cache[j].allistrue)
        {
            if (ISALLTRUE(datum_r) && cache[j].allistrue)
                size_beta = 0;
            else
                size_beta = SIGLENBIT - sizebitvec(
                                                   (cache[j].allistrue) ? GETSIGN(datum_r) : GETSIGN(cache[j].sign)
                    );
        }
        else
            size_beta = hemdistsign(cache[j].sign, GETSIGN(datum_r));

        if (size_alpha < size_beta + WISH_F(v->spl_nleft, v->spl_nright, 0.1))
        {
            if (ISALLTRUE(datum_l) || cache[j].allistrue)
            {
                if (!ISALLTRUE(datum_l))
                    MemSet((void *) GETSIGN(datum_l), 0xff, sizeof(BITVEC));
            }
            else
            {
                ptr = cache[j].sign;
                LOOPBYTE
                    union_l[i] |= ptr[i];
            }
            *left++ = j;
            v->spl_nleft++;
        }
        else
        {
            if (ISALLTRUE(datum_r) || cache[j].allistrue)
            {
                if (!ISALLTRUE(datum_r))
                    MemSet((void *) GETSIGN(datum_r), 0xff, sizeof(BITVEC));
            }
            else
            {
                ptr = cache[j].sign;
                LOOPBYTE
                    union_r[i] |= ptr[i];
            }
            *right++ = j;
            v->spl_nright++;
        }
    }

    *right = *left = FirstOffsetNumber;
    v->spl_ldatum = PointerGetDatum(datum_l);
    v->spl_rdatum = PointerGetDatum(datum_r);

    PG_RETURN_POINTER(v);
}