When one evaluates row-based comparison like (X, Y) = (A,B), one should
first call bring_value() for the Item that returns row value. If you
don't do that and just attempt to read values of X and Y, you get stale
values.
Semi-join/Materialization can take a row-based comparison apart and
make ref access from it. In that case, we need to call bring_value()
to get the index lookup components.
Consider a query with subquery in form t.key=(select ...). Suppose, the
parent query uses this equality for ref access.
It will attempt to evaluate the subquery in get_best_combination(),
right before the join->join_tab[...] array is filled. The problem was
that subquery optimization will attempt to look at parent's join->join_tab
to check how many times subquery will be executed (and crash).
Fixed by not doing that when the subquery is constant (non-constant
subqueries are only be evaluated during join execution, so they are not
affected)
convert_subq_to_sj() must check the results of in_equality->fix_fields()
call. It can fail in a meaningful way when e.g. we're trying to compare
columns with incompatible collations.
The method JOIN_CACHE::init may fail (return 1) if some conditions on the
used join buffer is not satisfied. For example it fails if join_buffer_size
is greater than join_buffer_space_limit. The conditions should be checked
when running the EXPLAIN command for the query. That's why the method
JOIN_CACHE::init has to be called for EXPLAIN commands as well.
- The problem was that JOIN::prepare() tried to set TABLE::maybe_null
for a table in join. Non-merged semi-join tables 1) are present as
join's base tables on second EXECUTE, but 2) do not yet have a TABLE
object.
Worked around the problem by putting mixed_implicit_grouping into JOIN
object, and then passing it to JTBM tables in setup_jtbm_semi_joins().
- Don't pull out a table out of a semi-join if it is on the inner side of an outer join.
- Make join->sort_by_table= get_sort_by_table(...) call after const table detection
is done. That way, the value of join->sort_by_table will match the actual execution.
Which will allow the code in setup_semijoin_dups_elimination() (search for
"Make sure that possible sorting of rows from the head table is not to be employed."
to see that "Using filesort" is going to be used together with Duplicate Elimination (
and change it to Using temporary + Using filesort)
BNL and BNLH joins pre-filter the records from a joined table via JOIN_TAB::cache_select->cond.
There is no need to re-evaluate the same conditions via JOIN_TAB::select_cond. This patch removes
the duplicated conditions from the top-level conjuncts of each pushed condition.
The added "Using where" in few EXPLAINs is due to taking into account tab->cache_select->cond
in addition to tab->select_cond in JOIN::save_explain_data_intern.
The code of JOIN::optimize that performed substitutions for the best equal
field in all ref items did not take into account that a multiple equality
could contain the result of the single-value subquery if the subquery is
inexpensive. This code was corrected.
Also made necessary corresponding corrections in the code of make_join_select().
Apply the patch from Patryk Pomykalski:
- create_internal_tmp_table_from_heap() will now return information whether
the last row that we tried to write was a duplicate row.
(mysql-5.6 also has this change)
- Call tmp_having->update_used_tables() *before* we have call JOIN::cleanup().
Making the call after join::cleanup() is not allowed, because subquery
predicate items walk parent join's JOIN_TAB structures. Which can be
invalidated by JOIN::cleanup().
The wrong result set returned by the left join query from
the bug test case happened due to several inconsistencies
and bugs of the legacy mysql code.
The bug test case uses an execution plan that employs a scan
of a materialized IN subquery from the WHERE condition.
When materializing such an IN- subquery the optimizer injects
additional equalities into the WHERE clause. These equalities
express the constraints imposed by the subquery predicate.
The injected equality of the query in the test case happens
to belong to the same equality class, and a new equality
imposing a condition on the rows of the materialized subquery
is inferred from this class. Simultaneously the multiple
equality is added to the ON expression of the LEFT JOIN
used in the main query.
The inferred equality of the form f1=f2 is taken into account
when optimizing the scan of the rows the temporary table
that is the result of the subquery materialization: only the
values of the field f1 are read from the table into the record
buffer. Meanwhile the inferred equality is removed from the
WHERE conditions altogether as a constraint on the fields
of the temporary table that has been used when filling this table.
This equality is supposed to be removed from the ON expression
when the multiple equalities of the ON expression are converted
into an optimal set of equality predicates. It supposed to be
removed from the ON expression as an equality inferred from only
equalities of the WHERE condition. Yet, it did not happened
due to the following bug in the code.
Erroneously the code tried to build multiple equality for ON
expression twice: the first time, when it called optimize_cond()
for the WHERE condition, the second time, when it called
this function for the HAVING condition. When executing
optimize_con() for the WHERE condition a reference
to the multiple equality of the WHERE condition is set
in the multiple equality of the ON expression. This reference
would allow later to convert multiple equalities of the
ON expression into equality predicates. However the
the second call of build_equal_items() for the ON expression
that happened when optimize_cond() was called for the
HAVING condition reset this reference to NULL.
This bug fix blocks calling build_equal_items() for ON
expressions for the second time. In general, it will be
beneficial for many queries as it removes from ON
expressions any equalities that are to be checked for the
WHERE condition.
The patch also fixes two bugs in the list manipulation
operations and a bug in the function
substitute_for_best_equal_field() that resulted
in passing wrong reference to the multiple equalities
of where conditions when processing multiple
equalities of ON expressions.
The code of substitute_for_best_equal_field() and
the code the helper function eliminate_item_equal()
were also streamlined and cleaned up.
Now the conversion of the multiple equalities into
an optimal set of equality predicates first produces
the sequence of the all equalities processing multiple
equalities one by one, and, only after this, it inserts
the equalities at the beginning of the other conditions.
The multiple changes in the output of EXPLAIN
EXTENDED are mainly the result of this streamlining,
but in some cases is the result of the removal of
unneeded equalities from ON expressions. In
some test cases this removal were reflected in the
output of EXPLAIN resulted in disappearance of
“Using where” in some rows of the execution plans.
reached by fix_fields() (via reference) before row which it belongs to (on the second execution)
and fix_field for row did not follow usual protocol for Items with argument
(first check that the item fixed then call fix_fields).
Item_row::fix_field fixed.
The bug could lead to a wrong estimate of the number of expected rows
in the output of the EXPLAIN commands for queries with GROUP BY.
This could be observed in the test case for LP bug 934348.
If the setting of system variables does not allow to use join buffer
for a join query with GROUP BY <f1,...> / ORDER BY <f1,...> then
filesort is not needed if the first joined table is scanned in
the order compatible with order specified by the list <f1,...>.
- In JOIN::exec(), make the having->update_used_tables() call before we've
made the JOIN::cleanup(full=true) call. The latter frees SJ-Materialization
structures, which correlated subquery predicate items attempt to walk afterwards.
- Let fix_semijoin_strategies_for_picked_join_order() set
POSITION::prefix_record_count for POSITION records that it copies from
SJ_MATERIALIZATION_INFO::tables.
(These records do not have prefix_record_count set, because they are optimized
as joins-inside-semijoin-nests, without full advance_sj_state() processing).
Part#1: make EXPLAIN's plan match the one by actual execution:
Item_subselect::used_tables() should return the same value irrespectively
of whether we're running an EXPLAIN or a SELECT.
- When doing join optimization, pre-sort the tables so that they mimic the execution
order we've had with 'semijoin=off'.
- That way, we will not get regressions when there are two query plans (the old and the
new) that have indentical costs but different execution times (because of factors that
the optimizer was not able to take into account).
- The problem was that convert_subq_to_jtbm() attached the semi-join
TABLE_LIST object into the wrong list: they used to attach it to the
end of parent_lex->leaf_tables.head()->next_local->...->next_local.
This was apparently inccorect, as one can construct an example where
JTBM nest is attached to a table that is inside some mergeable VIEW, which
breaks (causes crash) for name resolution on the subsequent statement
re-execution.
- Solution: Attach to the "right" list. The "wording" was copied from
st_select_lex::handle_derived.
The result of materialization of the right part of an IN subquery predicate
is placed into a temporary table. Each row of the materialized table is
distinct. A unique key over all fields of the temporary table is defined and
created. It allows to perform key look-ups into the table.
The table created for a materialized subquery can be accessed by key as
any other table. The function best_access-path search for the best access
to join a table to a given partial join. With some where conditions this
function considers a possibility of a ref_or_null access. If such access
employs the unique key on the temporary table then when estimating
the cost this access the function tries to use the array rec_per_key. Yet,
such array is not built for this unique key. This causes a crash of the server.
Rows returned by the subquery that contain nulls don't have to be placed
into temporary table, as they cannot be match any row produced by the
left part of the subquery predicate. So all fields of the temporary table
can be defined as non-nullable. In this case any ref_or_null access
to the temporary table does not make any sense and it does not make sense
to estimate such an access.
The fix makes sure that the temporary table for a materialized IN subquery
is defined with columns that are all non-nullable. The also ensures that
any row with nulls returned by the subquery is not placed into the
temporary table.
This bug is the result of an incomplete/inconsistent change introduced into
5.3 code when the cond_equal parameter were added to the function optimize_cond.
The change was made during a merge from 5.2 in October 2010.
The bug could affect only queries with HAVING.
