Beispiel #1
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/*
 * sort_inner_and_outer
 *	  Create mergejoin join paths by explicitly sorting both the outer and
 *	  inner join relations on each available merge ordering.
 *
 * 'joinrel' is the join relation
 * 'outerrel' is the outer join relation
 * 'innerrel' is the inner join relation
 * 'restrictlist' contains all of the RestrictInfo nodes for restriction
 *		clauses that apply to this join
 * 'mergeclause_list' is a list of RestrictInfo nodes for available
 *		mergejoin clauses in this join
 * 'jointype' is the type of join to do
 */
static void
sort_inner_and_outer(PlannerInfo *root,
					 RelOptInfo *joinrel,
					 RelOptInfo *outerrel,
					 RelOptInfo *innerrel,
					 List *restrictlist,
					 List *mergeclause_list,
					 JoinType jointype)
{
	bool		useallclauses;
	Path	   *outer_path;
	Path	   *inner_path;
	List	   *all_pathkeys;
	ListCell   *l;

	/*
	 * If we are doing a right or full join, we must use *all* the
	 * mergeclauses as join clauses, else we will not have a valid plan.
	 */
	switch (jointype)
	{
		case JOIN_INNER:
		case JOIN_LEFT:
		case JOIN_IN:
		case JOIN_UNIQUE_OUTER:
		case JOIN_UNIQUE_INNER:
			useallclauses = false;
			break;
		case JOIN_RIGHT:
		case JOIN_FULL:
			useallclauses = true;
			break;
		default:
			elog(ERROR, "unrecognized join type: %d",
				 (int) jointype);
			useallclauses = false;		/* keep compiler quiet */
			break;
	}

	/*
	 * We only consider the cheapest-total-cost input paths, since we are
	 * assuming here that a sort is required.  We will consider
	 * cheapest-startup-cost input paths later, and only if they don't need a
	 * sort.
	 *
	 * If unique-ification is requested, do it and then handle as a plain
	 * inner join.
	 */
	outer_path = outerrel->cheapest_total_path;
	inner_path = innerrel->cheapest_total_path;
	if (jointype == JOIN_UNIQUE_OUTER)
	{
		outer_path = (Path *) create_unique_path(root, outerrel, outer_path);
		jointype = JOIN_INNER;
	}
	else if (jointype == JOIN_UNIQUE_INNER)
	{
		inner_path = (Path *) create_unique_path(root, innerrel, inner_path);
		jointype = JOIN_INNER;
	}

	/*
	 * Each possible ordering of the available mergejoin clauses will generate
	 * a differently-sorted result path at essentially the same cost.  We have
	 * no basis for choosing one over another at this level of joining, but
	 * some sort orders may be more useful than others for higher-level
	 * mergejoins, so it's worth considering multiple orderings.
	 *
	 * Actually, it's not quite true that every mergeclause ordering will
	 * generate a different path order, because some of the clauses may be
	 * partially redundant (refer to the same EquivalenceClasses).	Therefore,
	 * what we do is convert the mergeclause list to a list of canonical
	 * pathkeys, and then consider different orderings of the pathkeys.
	 *
	 * Generating a path for *every* permutation of the pathkeys doesn't seem
	 * like a winning strategy; the cost in planning time is too high. For
	 * now, we generate one path for each pathkey, listing that pathkey first
	 * and the rest in random order.  This should allow at least a one-clause
	 * mergejoin without re-sorting against any other possible mergejoin
	 * partner path.  But if we've not guessed the right ordering of secondary
	 * keys, we may end up evaluating clauses as qpquals when they could have
	 * been done as mergeclauses.  (In practice, it's rare that there's more
	 * than two or three mergeclauses, so expending a huge amount of thought
	 * on that is probably not worth it.)
	 *
	 * The pathkey order returned by select_outer_pathkeys_for_merge() has
	 * some heuristics behind it (see that function), so be sure to try it
	 * exactly as-is as well as making variants.
	 */
	all_pathkeys = select_outer_pathkeys_for_merge(root,
												   mergeclause_list,
												   joinrel);

	foreach(l, all_pathkeys)
	{
		List	   *front_pathkey = (List *) lfirst(l);
		List	   *cur_mergeclauses;
		List	   *outerkeys;
		List	   *innerkeys;
		List	   *merge_pathkeys;

		/* Make a pathkey list with this guy first */
		if (l != list_head(all_pathkeys))
			outerkeys = lcons(front_pathkey,
							  list_delete_ptr(list_copy(all_pathkeys),
											  front_pathkey));
		else
			outerkeys = all_pathkeys;	/* no work at first one... */

		/* Sort the mergeclauses into the corresponding ordering */
		cur_mergeclauses = find_mergeclauses_for_pathkeys(root,
														  outerkeys,
														  true,
														  mergeclause_list);

		/* Should have used them all... */
		Assert(list_length(cur_mergeclauses) == list_length(mergeclause_list));

		/* Build sort pathkeys for the inner side */
		innerkeys = make_inner_pathkeys_for_merge(root,
												  cur_mergeclauses,
												  outerkeys);

		/* Build pathkeys representing output sort order */
		merge_pathkeys = build_join_pathkeys(root, joinrel, jointype,
											 outerkeys);

		/*
		 * And now we can make the path.
		 *
		 * Note: it's possible that the cheapest paths will already be sorted
		 * properly.  create_mergejoin_path will detect that case and suppress
		 * an explicit sort step, so we needn't do so here.
		 */
		add_path(joinrel, (Path *)
				 create_mergejoin_path(root,
									   joinrel,
									   jointype,
									   outer_path,
									   inner_path,
									   restrictlist,
									   merge_pathkeys,
									   cur_mergeclauses,
									   outerkeys,
									   innerkeys));
	}
/*
 * sort_inner_and_outer
 *	  Create mergejoin join paths by explicitly sorting both the outer and
 *	  inner join relations on each available merge ordering.
 *
 * 'joinrel' is the join relation
 * 'outerrel' is the outer join relation
 * 'innerrel' is the inner join relation
 * 'restrictlist' contains all of the RestrictInfo nodes for restriction
 *		clauses that apply to this join
 * 'mergeclause_list' is a list of RestrictInfo nodes for available
 *		mergejoin clauses in this join
 * 'jointype' is the type of join to do
 */
static void
sort_inner_and_outer(PlannerInfo *root,
					 RelOptInfo *joinrel,
					 RelOptInfo *outerrel,
					 RelOptInfo *innerrel,
					 List *restrictlist,
					 List *mergeclause_list,
					 JoinType jointype)
{
	bool		useallclauses;
	Path	   *outer_path;
	Path	   *inner_path;
	List	   *all_pathkeys;
	ListCell   *l;

	/*
	 * If we are doing a right or full join, we must use *all* the
	 * mergeclauses as join clauses, else we will not have a valid plan.
	 */
	switch (jointype)
	{
		case JOIN_INNER:
		case JOIN_LEFT:
		case JOIN_LASJ:
		case JOIN_LASJ_NOTIN:
			useallclauses = false;
			break;
		case JOIN_RIGHT:
		case JOIN_FULL:
			useallclauses = true;
			break;
		default:
			elog(ERROR, "unrecognized join type: %d",
				 (int) jointype);
			useallclauses = false;		/* keep compiler quiet */
			break;
	}

	/*
	 * We only consider the cheapest-total-cost input paths, since we are
	 * assuming here that a sort is required.  We will consider
	 * cheapest-startup-cost input paths later, and only if they don't need a
	 * sort.
	 */
	outer_path = outerrel->cheapest_total_path;
	inner_path = innerrel->cheapest_total_path;

	/*
	 * Each possible ordering of the available mergejoin clauses will generate
	 * a differently-sorted result path at essentially the same cost.  We have
	 * no basis for choosing one over another at this level of joining, but
	 * some sort orders may be more useful than others for higher-level
	 * mergejoins, so it's worth considering multiple orderings.
	 *
	 * Actually, it's not quite true that every mergeclause ordering will
	 * generate a different path order, because some of the clauses may be
	 * redundant.  Therefore, what we do is convert the mergeclause list to a
	 * list of canonical pathkeys, and then consider different orderings of
	 * the pathkeys.
	 *
	 * Generating a path for *every* permutation of the pathkeys doesn't seem
	 * like a winning strategy; the cost in planning time is too high. For
	 * now, we generate one path for each pathkey, listing that pathkey first
	 * and the rest in random order.  This should allow at least a one-clause
	 * mergejoin without re-sorting against any other possible mergejoin
	 * partner path.  But if we've not guessed the right ordering of secondary
	 * keys, we may end up evaluating clauses as qpquals when they could have
	 * been done as mergeclauses. We need to figure out a better way.  (Two
	 * possible approaches: look at all the relevant index relations to
	 * suggest plausible sort orders, or make just one output path and somehow
	 * mark it as having a sort-order that can be rearranged freely.)
	 */
	all_pathkeys = make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses(root,
												  mergeclause_list,
												  outerrel);

	foreach(l, all_pathkeys)
	{
		List	   *front_pathkey = (List *) lfirst(l);
		List	   *cur_pathkeys;
		List	   *cur_mergeclauses;
		List	   *outerkeys;
		List	   *innerkeys;
		List	   *merge_pathkeys;

		/* Make a pathkey list with this guy first. */
		if (l != list_head(all_pathkeys))
			cur_pathkeys = lcons(front_pathkey,
								 list_delete_ptr(list_copy(all_pathkeys),
												 front_pathkey));
		else
			cur_pathkeys = all_pathkeys;		/* no work at first one... */

		/*
		 * Select mergeclause(s) that match this sort ordering.  If we had
		 * redundant merge clauses then we will get a subset of the original
		 * clause list.  There had better be some match, however...
		 */
		cur_mergeclauses = find_mergeclauses_for_pathkeys(root,
														  cur_pathkeys,
														  mergeclause_list);
		Assert(cur_mergeclauses != NIL);

		/* Forget it if can't use all the clauses in right/full join */
		if (useallclauses &&
			list_length(cur_mergeclauses) != list_length(mergeclause_list))
			continue;

		/*
		 * Build sort pathkeys for both sides.
		 *
		 * Note: it's possible that the cheapest paths will already be sorted
		 * properly.  create_mergejoin_path will detect that case and suppress
		 * an explicit sort step, so we needn't do so here.
		 */
		outerkeys = make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses(root,
												   cur_mergeclauses,
												   outerrel);
		innerkeys = make_pathkeys_for_mergeclauses(root,
												   cur_mergeclauses,
												   innerrel);
		/* Build pathkeys representing output sort order. */
		merge_pathkeys = build_join_pathkeys(root, joinrel, jointype,
											 outerkeys);

		/*
		 * And now we can make the path.
		 */
		add_path(root, joinrel, (Path *)
				 create_mergejoin_path(root,
									   joinrel,
									   jointype,
									   outer_path,
									   inner_path,
									   restrictlist,
									   merge_pathkeys,
									   cur_mergeclauses,
                                       mergeclause_list,
									   outerkeys,
									   innerkeys));
	}