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After this patch, the optimizer can handle virtual column expressions
in WHERE/ON clauses. If the table has an indexed virtual column:
ALTER TABLE t1
ADD COLUMN vcol INT AS (col1+1),
ADD INDEX idx1(vcol);
and the query uses the exact virtual column expression:
SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE col1+1 <= 100
then the optimizer will be able use index idx1 for it.
This is achieved by walking the WHERE/ON clauses and replacing instances
of virtual column expression (like "col1+1" above) with virtual column's
Item_field (like "vcol"). The latter can be processed by the optimizer.
Replacement is considered (and done) only in items that are potentially
usable to the range optimizer.
