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  *
  * indxpath.c
  *       Routines to determine which indices are usable for scanning a
- *       given relation
+ *       given relation, and create IndexPaths accordingly.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *       $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c,v 1.48 1999/02/15 05:21:04 momjian Exp $
+ *       $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c,v 1.77 2000/01/22 23:50:14 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include "postgres.h"
 
-#include "access/attnum.h"
 #include "access/heapam.h"
 #include "access/nbtree.h"
 #include "catalog/catname.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_amop.h"
-#include "catalog/pg_type.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_operator.h"
 #include "executor/executor.h"
-#include "fmgr.h"
+#include "mb/pg_wchar.h"
 #include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
 #include "nodes/nodeFuncs.h"
-#include "nodes/pg_list.h"
-#include "nodes/relation.h"
 #include "optimizer/clauses.h"
-#include "optimizer/restrictinfo.h"
 #include "optimizer/cost.h"
-#include "optimizer/internal.h"
-#include "optimizer/keys.h"
-#include "optimizer/ordering.h"
+#include "optimizer/pathnode.h"
 #include "optimizer/paths.h"
 #include "optimizer/plancat.h"
-#include "optimizer/pathnode.h"
-#include "optimizer/xfunc.h"
-#include "parser/parsetree.h"  /* for getrelid() */
-#include "parser/parse_expr.h" /* for exprType() */
-#include "parser/parse_oper.h" /* for oprid() and oper() */
-#include "parser/parse_coerce.h"/* for IS_BINARY_COMPATIBLE() */
+#include "optimizer/restrictinfo.h"
+#include "optimizer/var.h"
+#include "parser/parse_coerce.h"
+#include "parser/parse_expr.h"
+#include "parser/parse_oper.h"
+#include "parser/parsetree.h"
+#include "utils/builtins.h"
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
-
-
-static void match_index_orclauses(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index, int indexkey,
-                                         int xclass, List *restrictinfo_list);
-static bool match_index_to_operand(int indexkey, Expr *operand,
-                                          RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index);
-static List *match_index_orclause(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index, int indexkey,
-                        int xclass, List *or_clauses, List *other_matching_indices);
-static List *group_clauses_by_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index,
-                                       int *indexkeys, Oid *classes, List *restrictinfo_list);
-static List *group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index,
-                                                               int *indexkeys, Oid *classes, List *join_cinfo_list, List *restr_cinfo_list);
-static RestrictInfo *match_clause_to_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index, int indexkey,
-                                                int xclass, RestrictInfo *restrictInfo, bool join);
+#include "utils/syscache.h"
+
+
+#define is_indexable_operator(clause,opclass,relam,indexkey_on_left) \
+       (indexable_operator(clause,opclass,relam,indexkey_on_left) != InvalidOid)
+
+typedef enum {
+       Prefix_None, Prefix_Partial, Prefix_Exact
+} Prefix_Status;
+
+static void match_index_orclauses(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                 int indexkey, Oid opclass,
+                                                                 List *restrictinfo_list);
+static List *match_index_orclause(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                 int indexkey, Oid opclass,
+                                                                 List *or_clauses,
+                                                                 List *other_matching_indices);
+static bool match_or_subclause_to_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                                                                  IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                                  int indexkey, Oid opclass,
+                                                                                  Expr *clause);
+static List *group_clauses_by_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                          int *indexkeys, Oid *classes,
+                                                                          List *restrictinfo_list);
+static List *group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins(RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                                                                        IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                                        int *indexkeys, Oid *classes,
+                                                                                        List *join_cinfo_list,
+                                                                                        List *restr_cinfo_list);
+static bool match_clause_to_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                        int indexkey, Oid opclass,
+                                                                        Expr *clause, bool join);
 static bool pred_test(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list,
-                 List *joininfo_list);
+                                         List *joininfo_list);
 static bool one_pred_test(Expr *predicate, List *restrictinfo_list);
 static bool one_pred_clause_expr_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause);
 static bool one_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause);
 static bool clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause);
-static List *indexable_joinclauses(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index,
-                                         List *joininfo_list, List *restrictinfo_list);
-static List *index_innerjoin(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
-                               List *clausegroup_list, RelOptInfo *index);
-static List *create_index_paths(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index,
-                                  List *clausegroup_list, bool join);
-static List *add_index_paths(List *indexpaths, List *new_indexpaths);
-static bool function_index_operand(Expr *funcOpnd, RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index);
-
-
-/* find_index_paths()
- *       Finds all possible index paths by determining which indices in the
- *       list 'indices' are usable.
+static void indexable_joinclauses(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                 List *joininfo_list, List *restrictinfo_list,
+                                                                 List **clausegroups, List **outerrelids);
+static List *index_innerjoin(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                        List *clausegroup_list, List *outerrelids_list);
+static bool useful_for_mergejoin(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                                List *joininfo_list);
+static bool useful_for_ordering(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                                               IndexOptInfo *index);
+static bool match_index_to_operand(int indexkey, Var *operand,
+                                                                  RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index);
+static bool function_index_operand(Expr *funcOpnd, RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                                                  IndexOptInfo *index);
+static bool match_special_index_operator(Expr *clause, Oid opclass, Oid relam,
+                                                                                bool indexkey_on_left);
+static Prefix_Status like_fixed_prefix(char *patt, char **prefix);
+static Prefix_Status regex_fixed_prefix(char *patt, bool case_insensitive,
+                                                                               char **prefix);
+static List *prefix_quals(Var *leftop, Oid expr_op,
+                                                 char *prefix, Prefix_Status pstatus);
+static char *make_greater_string(const char * str, Oid datatype);
+static Oid find_operator(const char * opname, Oid datatype);
+static Datum string_to_datum(const char * str, Oid datatype);
+static Const *string_to_const(const char * str, Oid datatype);
+static bool string_lessthan(const char * str1, const char * str2,
+                                                       Oid datatype);
+
+
+/*
+ * create_index_paths()
+ *       Generate all interesting index paths for the given relation.
  *
- *       To be usable, an index must match against either a set of
- *       restriction clauses or join clauses.
+ * To be considered for an index scan, an index must match one or more
+ * restriction clauses or join clauses from the query's qual condition,
+ * or match the query's ORDER BY condition.
  *
- *       Note that the current implementation requires that there exist
- *       matching clauses for every key in the index (i.e., no partial
- *       matches are allowed).
+ * There are two basic kinds of index scans.  A "plain" index scan uses
+ * only restriction clauses (possibly none at all) in its indexqual,
+ * so it can be applied in any context.  An "innerjoin" index scan uses
+ * join clauses (plus restriction clauses, if available) in its indexqual.
+ * Therefore it can only be used as the inner relation of a nestloop
+ * join against an outer rel that includes all the other rels mentioned
+ * in its join clauses.  In that context, values for the other rels'
+ * attributes are available and fixed during any one scan of the indexpath.
  *
- *       If an index can't be used with restriction clauses, but its keys
- *       match those of the result sort order (according to information stored
- *       within 'sortkeys'), then the index is also considered.
+ * This routine's return value is a list of plain IndexPaths for each
+ * index the routine deems potentially interesting for the current query
+ * (at most one IndexPath per index on the given relation).  An innerjoin
+ * path is also generated for each interesting combination of outer join
+ * relations.  The innerjoin paths are *not* in the return list, but are
+ * appended to the "innerjoin" list of the relation itself.
  *
- * 'rel' is the relation entry to which these index paths correspond
- * 'indices' is a list of possible index paths
- * 'restrictinfo_list' is a list of restriction restrictinfo nodes for 'rel'
+ * 'rel' is the relation for which we want to generate index paths
+ * 'indices' is a list of available indexes for 'rel'
+ * 'restrictinfo_list' is a list of restrictinfo nodes for 'rel'
  * 'joininfo_list' is a list of joininfo nodes for 'rel'
- * 'sortkeys' is a node describing the result sort order (from
- *             (find_sortkeys))
- *
- * Returns a list of index nodes.
  *
+ * Returns a list of IndexPath access path descriptors.  Additional
+ * IndexPath nodes may also be added to the rel->innerjoin list.
  */
 List *
-find_index_paths(Query *root,
-                                RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                List *indices,
-                                List *restrictinfo_list,
-                                List *joininfo_list)
+create_index_paths(Query *root,
+                                  RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                  List *indices,
+                                  List *restrictinfo_list,
+                                  List *joininfo_list)
 {
-       List       *scanclausegroups = NIL;
-       List       *scanpaths = NIL;
-       RelOptInfo *index = (RelOptInfo *) NULL;
-       List       *joinclausegroups = NIL;
-       List       *joinpaths = NIL;
        List       *retval = NIL;
        List       *ilist;
 
        foreach(ilist, indices)
        {
-               index = (RelOptInfo *) lfirst(ilist);
+               IndexOptInfo *index = (IndexOptInfo *) lfirst(ilist);
+               List       *restrictclauses;
+               List       *joinclausegroups;
+               List       *joinouterrelids;
 
                /*
-                * If this is a partial index, return if it fails the predicate
-                * test
+                * If this is a partial index, we can only use it if it passes
+                * the predicate test.
                 */
                if (index->indpred != NIL)
                        if (!pred_test(index->indpred, restrictinfo_list, joininfo_list))
                                continue;
 
                /*
-                * 1. Try matching the index against subclauses of an 'or' clause.
-                * The fields of the restrictinfo nodes are marked with lists of the
-                * matching indices.  No path are actually created.  We currently
-                * only look to match the first key.  We don't find multi-key
-                * index cases where an AND matches the first key, and the OR
-                * matches the second key.
+                * 1. Try matching the index against subclauses of restriction 'or'
+                * clauses (ie, 'or' clauses that reference only this relation).
+                * The restrictinfo nodes for the 'or' clauses are marked with lists
+                * of the matching indices.  No paths are actually created now;
+                * that will be done in orindxpath.c after all indexes for the rel
+                * have been examined.  (We need to do it that way because we can
+                * potentially use a different index for each subclause of an 'or',
+                * so we can't build a path for an 'or' clause until all indexes have
+                * been matched against it.)
+                *
+                * We currently only look to match the first key of each index against
+                * 'or' subclauses.  There are cases where a later key of a multi-key
+                * index could be used (if other top-level clauses match earlier keys
+                * of the index), but our poor brains are hurting already...
+                *
+                * We don't even think about special handling of 'or' clauses that
+                * involve more than one relation (ie, are join clauses).
+                * Can we do anything useful with those?
                 */
                match_index_orclauses(rel,
                                                          index,
@@ -140,155 +189,130 @@ find_index_paths(Query *root,
                                                          restrictinfo_list);
 
                /*
-                * 2. If the keys of this index match any of the available
-                * restriction clauses, then create pathnodes corresponding to
-                * each group of usable clauses.
+                * 2. If the keys of this index match any of the available non-'or'
+                * restriction clauses, then create a path using those clauses
+                * as indexquals.
                 */
-               scanclausegroups = group_clauses_by_indexkey(rel,
-                                                                                                        index,
-                                                                                                        index->indexkeys,
-                                                                                                        index->classlist,
-                                                                                                        restrictinfo_list);
-
-               scanpaths = NIL;
-               if (scanclausegroups != NIL)
-                       scanpaths = create_index_paths(root,
-                                                                                  rel,
-                                                                                  index,
-                                                                                  scanclausegroups,
-                                                                                  false);
+               restrictclauses = group_clauses_by_indexkey(rel,
+                                                                                                       index,
+                                                                                                       index->indexkeys,
+                                                                                                       index->classlist,
+                                                                                                       restrictinfo_list);
+
+               if (restrictclauses != NIL)
+                       retval = lappend(retval,
+                                                        create_index_path(root, rel, index,
+                                                                                          restrictclauses));
 
                /*
-                * 3. If this index can be used with any join clause, then create
-                * pathnodes for each group of usable clauses.  An index can be
-                * used with a join clause if its ordering is useful for a
-                * mergejoin, or if the index can possibly be used for scanning
-                * the inner relation of a nestloop join.
+                * 3. If this index can be used for a mergejoin, then create an
+                * index path for it even if there were no restriction clauses.
+                * (If there were, there is no need to make another index path.)
+                * This will allow the index to be considered as a base for a
+                * mergejoin in later processing.  Similarly, if the index matches
+                * the ordering that is needed for the overall query result, make
+                * an index path for it even if there is no other reason to do so.
                 */
-               joinclausegroups = indexable_joinclauses(rel, index, joininfo_list, restrictinfo_list);
-               joinpaths = NIL;
-
-               if (joinclausegroups != NIL)
+               if (restrictclauses == NIL)
                {
-                       joinpaths = create_index_paths(root, rel,
-                                                                                  index,
-                                                                                  joinclausegroups,
-                                                                                  true);
-                       rel->innerjoin = nconc(rel->innerjoin,
-                                                                  index_innerjoin(root, rel,
-                                                                                                  joinclausegroups, index));
+                       if (useful_for_mergejoin(rel, index, joininfo_list) ||
+                               useful_for_ordering(root, rel, index))
+                               retval = lappend(retval,
+                                                                create_index_path(root, rel, index, NIL));
                }
 
                /*
-                * Some sanity checks to make sure that the indexpath is valid.
+                * 4. Create an innerjoin index path for each combination of
+                * other rels used in available join clauses.  These paths will
+                * be considered as the inner side of nestloop joins against
+                * those sets of other rels.  indexable_joinclauses() finds sets
+                * of clauses that can be used with each combination of outer rels,
+                * and index_innerjoin builds the paths themselves.  We add the
+                * paths to the rel's innerjoin list, NOT to the result list.
                 */
-               if (joinpaths != NULL)
-                       retval = add_index_paths(joinpaths, retval);
-               if (scanpaths != NULL)
-                       retval = add_index_paths(scanpaths, retval);
+               indexable_joinclauses(rel, index,
+                                                         joininfo_list, restrictinfo_list,
+                                                         &joinclausegroups,
+                                                         &joinouterrelids);
+               if (joinclausegroups != NIL)
+               {
+                       rel->innerjoin = nconc(rel->innerjoin,
+                                                                  index_innerjoin(root, rel, index,
+                                                                                                  joinclausegroups,
+                                                                                                  joinouterrelids));
+               }
        }
 
        return retval;
-
 }
 
 
 /****************************************************************************
- *             ----  ROUTINES TO MATCH 'OR' CLAUSES  ----
+ *             ----  ROUTINES TO PROCESS 'OR' CLAUSES  ----
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 
 /*
  * match_index_orclauses
  *       Attempt to match an index against subclauses within 'or' clauses.
- *       If the index does match, then the clause is marked with information
- *       about the index.
+ *       Each subclause that does match is marked with the index's node.
  *
- *       Essentially, this adds 'index' to the list of indices in the
- *       RestrictInfo field of each of the clauses which it matches.
+ *       Essentially, this adds 'index' to the list of subclause indices in
+ *       the RestrictInfo field of each of the 'or' clauses where it matches.
+ *       NOTE: we can use storage in the RestrictInfo for this purpose because
+ *       this processing is only done on single-relation restriction clauses.
+ *       Therefore, we will never have indexes for more than one relation
+ *       mentioned in the same RestrictInfo node's list.
  *
  * 'rel' is the node of the relation on which the index is defined.
  * 'index' is the index node.
- * 'indexkey' is the (single) key of the index
+ * 'indexkey' is the (single) key of the index that we will consider.
  * 'class' is the class of the operator corresponding to 'indexkey'.
  * 'restrictinfo_list' is the list of available restriction clauses.
- *
- * Returns nothing.
- *
  */
 static void
 match_index_orclauses(RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                         RelOptInfo *index,
+                                         IndexOptInfo *index,
                                          int indexkey,
-                                         int xclass,
+                                         Oid opclass,
                                          List *restrictinfo_list)
 {
-       RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) NULL;
-       List       *i = NIL;
+       List       *i;
 
        foreach(i, restrictinfo_list)
        {
-               restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(i);
-               if (valid_or_clause(restrictinfo))
-               {
+               RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(i);
 
+               if (restriction_is_or_clause(restrictinfo))
+               {
                        /*
-                        * Mark the 'or' clause with a list of indices which match
-                        * each of its subclauses.      The list is generated by adding
-                        * 'index' to the existing list where appropriate.
+                        * Add this index to the subclause index list for each
+                        * subclause that it matches.
                         */
-                       restrictinfo->indexids = match_index_orclause(rel, index, indexkey,
-                                                                        xclass,
+                       restrictinfo->subclauseindices =
+                               match_index_orclause(rel, index,
+                                                                        indexkey, opclass,
                                                                         restrictinfo->clause->args,
-                                                                        restrictinfo->indexids);
+                                                                        restrictinfo->subclauseindices);
                }
        }
 }
 
-/* match_index_to_operand()
- *       Generalize test for a match between an existing index's key
- *       and the operand on the rhs of a restriction clause.  Now check
- *       for functional indices as well.
- */
-static bool
-match_index_to_operand(int indexkey,
-                                          Expr *operand,
-                                          RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                          RelOptInfo *index)
-{
-       bool            result;
-
-       /*
-        * Normal index.
-        */
-       if (index->indproc == InvalidOid)
-       {
-               result = match_indexkey_operand(indexkey, (Var *) operand, rel);
-               return result;
-       }
-
-       /*
-        * functional index check
-        */
-       result = function_index_operand(operand, rel, index);
-       return result;
-}
-
 /*
  * match_index_orclause
  *       Attempts to match an index against the subclauses of an 'or' clause.
  *
  *       A match means that:
- *       (1) the operator within the subclause can be used with one
- *                             of the index's operator classes, and
- *       (2) there is a usable key that matches the variable within a
- *                             searchable clause.
+ *       (1) the operator within the subclause can be used with the
+ *                             index's specified operator class, and
+ *       (2) one operand of the subclause matches the index key.
  *
- * 'or_clauses' are the remaining subclauses within the 'or' clause
+ * 'or_clauses' is the list of subclauses within the 'or' clause
  * 'other_matching_indices' is the list of information on other indices
  *             that have already been matched to subclauses within this
  *             particular 'or' clause (i.e., a list previously generated by
- *             this routine)
+ *             this routine), or NIL if this routine has not previously been
+ *         run for this 'or' clause.
  *
  * Returns a list of the form ((a b c) (d e f) nil (g h) ...) where
  * a,b,c are nodes of indices that match the first subclause in
@@ -297,20 +321,22 @@ match_index_to_operand(int indexkey,
  */
 static List *
 match_index_orclause(RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                        RelOptInfo *index,
+                                        IndexOptInfo *index,
                                         int indexkey,
-                                        int xclass,
+                                        Oid opclass,
                                         List *or_clauses,
                                         List *other_matching_indices)
 {
-       Node       *clause = NULL;
-       List       *matching_indices = other_matching_indices;
-       List       *index_list = NIL;
+       List       *matching_indices;
+       List       *index_list;
        List       *clist;
 
-       /* first time through, we create index list */
+       /* first time through, we create list of same length as OR clause,
+        * containing an empty sublist for each subclause.
+        */
        if (!other_matching_indices)
        {
+               matching_indices = NIL;
                foreach(clist, or_clauses)
                        matching_indices = lcons(NIL, matching_indices);
        }
@@ -321,21 +347,14 @@ match_index_orclause(RelOptInfo *rel,
 
        foreach(clist, or_clauses)
        {
-               clause = lfirst(clist);
+               Expr       *clause = lfirst(clist);
 
-               if (is_opclause(clause))
+               if (match_or_subclause_to_indexkey(rel, index, indexkey, opclass,
+                                                                                  clause))
                {
-                       Expr   *left = (Expr *) get_leftop((Expr *) clause);
-                       Expr   *right = (Expr *) get_rightop((Expr *) clause);
-                       if (left && right &&
-                               op_class(((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno,
-                                                xclass, index->relam) &&
-                               ((IsA(right, Const) &&
-                                 match_index_to_operand(indexkey, left, rel, index)) ||
-                                (IsA(left, Const) &&
-                                 match_index_to_operand(indexkey, right, rel, index))))
-                               lfirst(matching_indices) = lcons(index,
-                                                                                                lfirst(matching_indices));
+                       /* OK to add this index to sublist for this subclause */
+                       lfirst(matching_indices) = lcons(index,
+                                                                                        lfirst(matching_indices));
                }
 
                matching_indices = lnext(matching_indices);
@@ -344,6 +363,38 @@ match_index_orclause(RelOptInfo *rel,
        return index_list;
 }
 
+/*
+ * See if a subclause of an OR clause matches an index.
+ *
+ * We accept the subclause if it is an operator clause that matches the
+ * index, or if it is an AND clause all of whose members are operators
+ * that match the index.  (XXX Would accepting a single match be useful?)
+ */
+static bool
+match_or_subclause_to_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                                          IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                                          int indexkey,
+                                                          Oid opclass,
+                                                          Expr *clause)
+{
+       if (and_clause((Node *) clause))
+       {
+               List       *item;
+
+               foreach(item, clause->args)
+               {
+                       if (! match_clause_to_indexkey(rel, index, indexkey, opclass,
+                                                                                  lfirst(item), false))
+                               return false;
+               }
+               return true;
+       }
+       else
+               return match_clause_to_indexkey(rel, index, indexkey, opclass,
+                                                                               clause, false);
+}
+
+
 /****************************************************************************
  *                             ----  ROUTINES TO CHECK RESTRICTIONS  ----
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -364,102 +415,99 @@ match_index_orclause(RelOptInfo *rel,
 
 /*
  * group_clauses_by_indexkey
- *       Determines whether there are clauses which will match each and every
- *       one of the remaining keys of an index.
+ *       Generates a list of restriction clauses that can be used with an index.
  *
- * 'rel' is the node of the relation corresponding to the index.
- * 'indexkeys' are the remaining index keys to be matched.
+ * 'rel' is the node of the relation itself.
+ * 'index' is a index on 'rel'.
+ * 'indexkeys' are the index keys to be matched.
  * 'classes' are the classes of the index operators on those keys.
- * 'clauses' is either:
- *             (1) the list of available restriction clauses on a single
- *                             relation, or
- *             (2) a list of join clauses between 'rel' and a fixed set of
- *                             relations,
- *             depending on the value of 'join'.
+ * 'restrictinfo_list' is the list of available restriction clauses for 'rel'.
  *
- *             NOTE: it works now for restriction clauses only. - vadim 03/18/97
+ * Returns a list of all the RestrictInfo nodes for clauses that can be
+ * used with this index.
  *
- * Returns all possible groups of clauses that will match (given that
- * one or more clauses can match any of the remaining keys).
- * E.g., if you have clauses A, B, and C, ((A B) (A C)) might be
- * returned for an index with 2 keys.
+ * The list is ordered by index key (but as far as I can tell, this is
+ * an implementation artifact of this routine, and is not depended on by
+ * any user of the returned list --- tgl 7/99).
  *
+ * Note that in a multi-key index, we stop if we find a key that cannot be
+ * used with any clause.  For example, given an index on (A,B,C), we might
+ * return (C1 C2 C3 C4) if we find that clauses C1 and C2 use column A,
+ * clauses C3 and C4 use column B, and no clauses use column C.  But if
+ * no clauses match B we will return (C1 C2), whether or not there are
+ * clauses matching column C, because the executor couldn't use them anyway.
  */
 static List *
 group_clauses_by_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                                 RelOptInfo *index,
+                                                 IndexOptInfo *index,
                                                  int *indexkeys,
                                                  Oid *classes,
                                                  List *restrictinfo_list)
 {
-       List       *curCinfo = NIL;
-       RestrictInfo *matched_clause = (RestrictInfo *) NULL;
-       List       *clausegroup = NIL;
-       int                     curIndxKey;
-       Oid                     curClass;
+       List       *clausegroup_list = NIL;
 
        if (restrictinfo_list == NIL || indexkeys[0] == 0)
                return NIL;
 
        do
        {
-               List       *tempgroup = NIL;
-
-               curIndxKey = indexkeys[0];
-               curClass = classes[0];
+               int                     curIndxKey = indexkeys[0];
+               Oid                     curClass = classes[0];
+               List       *clausegroup = NIL;
+               List       *curCinfo;
 
                foreach(curCinfo, restrictinfo_list)
                {
-                       RestrictInfo *temp = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(curCinfo);
-
-                       matched_clause = match_clause_to_indexkey(rel,
-                                                                                                         index,
-                                                                                                         curIndxKey,
-                                                                                                         curClass,
-                                                                                                         temp,
-                                                                                                         false);
-                       if (!matched_clause)
-                               continue;
-
-                       tempgroup = lappend(tempgroup, matched_clause);
+                       RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(curCinfo);
+
+                       if (match_clause_to_indexkey(rel,
+                                                                                index,
+                                                                                curIndxKey,
+                                                                                curClass,
+                                                                                rinfo->clause,
+                                                                                false))
+                               clausegroup = lappend(clausegroup, rinfo);
                }
-               if (tempgroup == NIL)
+
+               /* If no clauses match this key, we're done; we don't want to
+                * look at keys to its right.
+                */
+               if (clausegroup == NIL)
                        break;
 
-               clausegroup = nconc(clausegroup, tempgroup);
+               clausegroup_list = nconc(clausegroup_list, clausegroup);
 
                indexkeys++;
                classes++;
 
        } while (!DoneMatchingIndexKeys(indexkeys, index));
 
-       /* clausegroup holds all matched clauses ordered by indexkeys */
-
-       if (clausegroup != NIL)
-               return lcons(clausegroup, NIL);
-       return NIL;
+       /* clausegroup_list holds all matched clauses ordered by indexkeys */
+       return clausegroup_list;
 }
 
 /*
  * group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins
- *       special edition of group_clauses_by_indexkey - will
- *       match join & restriction clauses. See comment in indexable_joinclauses.
- *             - vadim 03/18/97
+ *    Generates a list of join clauses that can be used with an index
+ *       to scan the inner side of a nestloop join.
  *
+ * This is much like group_clauses_by_indexkey(), but we consider both
+ * join and restriction clauses.  For each indexkey in the index, we
+ * accept both join and restriction clauses that match it, since both
+ * will make useful indexquals if the index is being used to scan the
+ * inner side of a nestloop join.  But there must be at least one matching
+ * join clause, or we return NIL indicating that this index isn't useful
+ * for nestloop joining.
  */
 static List *
 group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins(RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                                               RelOptInfo *index,
+                                                               IndexOptInfo *index,
                                                                int *indexkeys,
                                                                Oid *classes,
                                                                List *join_cinfo_list,
                                                                List *restr_cinfo_list)
 {
-       List       *curCinfo = NIL;
-       RestrictInfo *matched_clause = (RestrictInfo *) NULL;
-       List       *clausegroup = NIL;
-       int                     curIndxKey;
-       Oid                     curClass;
+       List       *clausegroup_list = NIL;
        bool            jfound = false;
 
        if (join_cinfo_list == NIL || indexkeys[0] == 0)
@@ -467,302 +515,381 @@ group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins(RelOptInfo *rel,
 
        do
        {
-               List       *tempgroup = NIL;
-
-               curIndxKey = indexkeys[0];
-               curClass = classes[0];
+               int                     curIndxKey = indexkeys[0];
+               Oid                     curClass = classes[0];
+               List       *clausegroup = NIL;
+               List       *curCinfo;
 
                foreach(curCinfo, join_cinfo_list)
                {
-                       RestrictInfo *temp = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(curCinfo);
-
-                       matched_clause = match_clause_to_indexkey(rel,
-                                                                                                         index,
-                                                                                                         curIndxKey,
-                                                                                                         curClass,
-                                                                                                         temp,
-                                                                                                         true);
-                       if (!matched_clause)
-                               continue;
-
-                       tempgroup = lappend(tempgroup, matched_clause);
-                       jfound = true;
+                       RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(curCinfo);
+
+                       if (match_clause_to_indexkey(rel,
+                                                                                index,
+                                                                                curIndxKey,
+                                                                                curClass,
+                                                                                rinfo->clause,
+                                                                                true))
+                       {
+                               clausegroup = lappend(clausegroup, rinfo);
+                               jfound = true;
+                       }
                }
                foreach(curCinfo, restr_cinfo_list)
                {
-                       RestrictInfo *temp = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(curCinfo);
-
-                       matched_clause = match_clause_to_indexkey(rel,
-                                                                                                         index,
-                                                                                                         curIndxKey,
-                                                                                                         curClass,
-                                                                                                         temp,
-                                                                                                         false);
-                       if (!matched_clause)
-                               continue;
-
-                       tempgroup = lappend(tempgroup, matched_clause);
+                       RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(curCinfo);
+
+                       if (match_clause_to_indexkey(rel,
+                                                                                index,
+                                                                                curIndxKey,
+                                                                                curClass,
+                                                                                rinfo->clause,
+                                                                                false))
+                               clausegroup = lappend(clausegroup, rinfo);
                }
-               if (tempgroup == NIL)
+
+               /* If no clauses match this key, we're done; we don't want to
+                * look at keys to its right.
+                */
+               if (clausegroup == NIL)
                        break;
 
-               clausegroup = nconc(clausegroup, tempgroup);
+               clausegroup_list = nconc(clausegroup_list, clausegroup);
 
                indexkeys++;
                classes++;
 
        } while (!DoneMatchingIndexKeys(indexkeys, index));
 
-       /* clausegroup holds all matched clauses ordered by indexkeys */
-
-       if (clausegroup != NIL)
+       /*
+        * if no join clause was matched then there ain't clauses for
+        * joins at all.
+        */
+       if (!jfound)
        {
-
-               /*
-                * if no one join clause was matched then there ain't clauses for
-                * joins at all.
-                */
-               if (!jfound)
-               {
-                       freeList(clausegroup);
-                       return NIL;
-               }
-               return lcons(clausegroup, NIL);
+               freeList(clausegroup_list);
+               return NIL;
        }
-       return NIL;
+
+       /* clausegroup_list holds all matched clauses ordered by indexkeys */
+       return clausegroup_list;
 }
 
-/*
- * IndexScanableClause ()  MACRO
- *
- * Generalize condition on which we match a clause with an index.
- * Now we can match with functional indices.
- */
-#define IndexScanableOperand(opnd, indkeys, rel, index) \
-       ((index->indproc == InvalidOid) ? \
-               match_indexkey_operand(indkeys, opnd, rel) : \
-               function_index_operand((Expr*)opnd,rel,index))
 
 /*
- * There was
- *             equal_indexkey_var(indkeys,opnd) : \
- * above, and now
- *             match_indexkey_operand(indkeys, opnd, rel) : \
- * - vadim 01/22/97
- */
-
-/* match_clause_to_indexkey()
- *       Finds the first of a relation's available restriction clauses that
- *       matches a key of an index.
+ * match_clause_to_indexkey()
+ *    Determines whether a restriction or join clause matches
+ *    a key of an index.
+ *
+ *       To match, the clause:
+
+ *       (1a) for a restriction clause: must be in the form (indexkey op const)
+ *                or (const op indexkey), or
+ *       (1b) for a join clause: must be in the form (indexkey op others)
+ *                or (others op indexkey), where others is an expression involving
+ *                only vars of the other relation(s); and
+ *       (2)  must contain an operator which is in the same class as the index
+ *                operator for this key, or is a "special" operator as recognized
+ *                by match_special_index_operator().
  *
- *       To match, the clause must:
- *       (1) be in the form (op var const) if the clause is a single-
- *                             relation clause, and
- *       (2) contain an operator which is in the same class as the index
- *                             operator for this key.
+ *       Presently, the executor can only deal with indexquals that have the
+ *       indexkey on the left, so we can only use clauses that have the indexkey
+ *       on the right if we can commute the clause to put the key on the left.
+ *       We do not actually do the commuting here, but we check whether a
+ *       suitable commutator operator is available.
  *
- *       If the clause being matched is a join clause, then 'join' is t.
+ *       Note that in the join case, we already know that the clause as a
+ *       whole uses vars from the interesting set of relations.  But we need
+ *       to defend against expressions like (a.f1 OP (b.f2 OP a.f3)); that's
+ *       not processable by an indexscan nestloop join, whereas
+ *       (a.f1 OP (b.f2 OP c.f3)) is.
  *
- * Returns a single restrictinfo node corresponding to the matching
- * clause.
+ * 'rel' is the relation of interest.
+ * 'index' is an index on 'rel'.
+ * 'indexkey' is a key of 'index'.
+ * 'opclass' is the corresponding operator class.
+ * 'clause' is the clause to be tested.
+ * 'join' is true if we are considering this clause for joins.
  *
- * NOTE:  returns nil if clause is an or_clause.
+ * Returns true if the clause can be used with this index key.
  *
+ * NOTE:  returns false if clause is an OR or AND clause; to the extent
+ * we cope with those at all, it is done by higher-level routines.
  */
-static RestrictInfo *
+static bool
 match_clause_to_indexkey(RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                                RelOptInfo *index,
+                                                IndexOptInfo *index,
                                                 int indexkey,
-                                                int xclass,
-                                                RestrictInfo *restrictInfo,
+                                                Oid opclass,
+                                                Expr *clause,
                                                 bool join)
 {
-       Expr       *clause = restrictInfo->clause;
        Var                *leftop,
                           *rightop;
-       Oid                     join_op = InvalidOid;
-       Oid                     restrict_op = InvalidOid;
-       bool            isIndexable = false;
-
-       if (or_clause((Node *) clause) ||
-               not_clause((Node *) clause) || single_node((Node *) clause))
-               return (RestrictInfo *) NULL;
 
+       /* Clause must be a binary opclause. */
+       if (! is_opclause((Node *) clause))
+               return false;
        leftop = get_leftop(clause);
        rightop = get_rightop(clause);
+       if (! leftop || ! rightop)
+               return false;
 
-       /*
-        * If this is not a join clause, check for clauses of the form:
-        * (operator var/func constant) and (operator constant var/func)
-        */
        if (!join)
        {
+               /*
+                * Not considering joins, so check for clauses of the form:
+                * (indexkey operator constant) or (constant operator indexkey).
+                * We will accept a Param as being constant.
+                */
 
+               if ((IsA(rightop, Const) || IsA(rightop, Param)) &&
+                       match_index_to_operand(indexkey, leftop, rel, index))
+               {
+                       if (is_indexable_operator(clause, opclass, index->relam, true))
+                               return true;
+                       /*
+                        * If we didn't find a member of the index's opclass,
+                        * see whether it is a "special" indexable operator.
+                        */
+                       if (match_special_index_operator(clause, opclass, index->relam,
+                                                                                        true))
+                               return true;
+                       return false;
+               }
+               if ((IsA(leftop, Const) || IsA(leftop, Param)) &&
+                       match_index_to_operand(indexkey, rightop, rel, index))
+               {
+                       if (is_indexable_operator(clause, opclass, index->relam, false))
+                               return true;
+                       /*
+                        * If we didn't find a member of the index's opclass,
+                        * see whether it is a "special" indexable operator.
+                        */
+                       if (match_special_index_operator(clause, opclass, index->relam,
+                                                                                        false))
+                               return true;
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
+       else
+       {
                /*
-                * Check for standard s-argable clause
+                * Check for an indexqual that could be handled by a nestloop join.
+                * We need the index key to be compared against an expression
+                * that uses none of the indexed relation's vars.
                 */
-               if ((rightop && IsA(rightop, Const)) ||
-                       (rightop && IsA(rightop, Param)))
+               if (match_index_to_operand(indexkey, leftop, rel, index))
                {
-                       restrict_op = ((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno;
+                       List       *othervarnos = pull_varnos((Node *) rightop);
+                       bool            isIndexable;
 
-                       isIndexable = (op_class(restrict_op, xclass, index->relam) &&
-                                                  IndexScanableOperand(leftop,
-                                                                                               indexkey,
-                                                                                               rel,
-                                                                                               index));
+                       isIndexable = ! intMember(lfirsti(rel->relids), othervarnos);
+                       freeList(othervarnos);
+                       if (isIndexable &&
+                               is_indexable_operator(clause, opclass, index->relam, true))
+                               return true;
+               }
+               else if (match_index_to_operand(indexkey, rightop, rel, index))
+               {
+                       List       *othervarnos = pull_varnos((Node *) leftop);
+                       bool            isIndexable;
 
-#ifndef IGNORE_BINARY_COMPATIBLE_INDICES
+                       isIndexable = ! intMember(lfirsti(rel->relids), othervarnos);
+                       freeList(othervarnos);
+                       if (isIndexable &&
+                               is_indexable_operator(clause, opclass, index->relam, false))
+                               return true;
+               }
+       }
 
-                       /*
-                        * Didn't find an index? Then maybe we can find another
-                        * binary-compatible index instead... thomas 1998-08-14
-                        */
-                       if (!isIndexable)
-                       {
-                               Oid                     ltype;
-                               Oid                     rtype;
+       return false;
+}
 
-                               ltype = exprType((Node *) leftop);
-                               rtype = exprType((Node *) rightop);
+/*
+ * indexable_operator
+ *       Does a binary opclause contain an operator matching the index's
+ *       access method?
+ *
+ * If the indexkey is on the right, what we actually want to know
+ * is whether the operator has a commutator operator that matches
+ * the index's access method.
+ *
+ * We try both the straightforward match and matches that rely on
+ * recognizing binary-compatible datatypes.  For example, if we have
+ * an expression like "oid = 123", the operator will be oideqint4,
+ * which we need to replace with oideq in order to recognize it as
+ * matching an oid_ops index on the oid field.
+ *
+ * Returns the OID of the matching operator, or InvalidOid if no match.
+ * Note that the returned OID will be different from the one in the given
+ * expression if we used a binary-compatible substitution.  Also note that
+ * if indexkey_on_left is FALSE (meaning we need to commute), the returned
+ * OID is *not* commuted; it can be plugged directly into the given clause.
+ */
+Oid
+indexable_operator(Expr *clause, Oid opclass, Oid relam,
+                                  bool indexkey_on_left)
+{
+       Oid                     expr_op = ((Oper *) clause->oper)->opno;
+       Oid                     commuted_op;
+       Oid                     ltype,
+                               rtype;
+
+       /* Get the commuted operator if necessary */
+       if (indexkey_on_left)
+               commuted_op = expr_op;
+       else
+               commuted_op = get_commutator(expr_op);
+       if (commuted_op == InvalidOid)
+               return InvalidOid;
 
-                               /*
-                                * make sure we have two different binary-compatible
-                                * types...
-                                */
-                               if ((ltype != rtype)
-                                       && IS_BINARY_COMPATIBLE(ltype, rtype))
-                               {
-                                       char       *opname;
-                                       Operator        newop;
-
-                                       opname = get_opname(restrict_op);
-                                       if (opname != NULL)
-                                               newop = oper(opname, ltype, ltype, TRUE);
-                                       else
-                                               newop = NULL;
-
-                                       /* actually have a different operator to try? */
-                                       if (HeapTupleIsValid(newop) && (oprid(newop) != restrict_op))
-                                       {
-                                               restrict_op = oprid(newop);
-
-                                               isIndexable = (op_class(restrict_op, xclass, index->relam) &&
-                                                        IndexScanableOperand(leftop,
-                                                                                                 indexkey,
-                                                                                                 rel,
-                                                                                                 index));
-
-                                               if (isIndexable)
-                                                       ((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno = restrict_op;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                       }
-#endif
-               }
+       /* Done if the (commuted) operator is a member of the index's AM */
+       if (op_class(commuted_op, opclass, relam))
+               return expr_op;
 
-               /*
-                * Must try to commute the clause to standard s-arg format.
-                */
-               else if ((leftop && IsA(leftop, Const)) ||
-                                (leftop && IsA(leftop, Param)))
-               {
-                       restrict_op = get_commutator(((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno);
+       /*
+        * Maybe the index uses a binary-compatible operator set.
+        */
+       ltype = exprType((Node *) get_leftop(clause));
+       rtype = exprType((Node *) get_rightop(clause));
 
-                       isIndexable = ((restrict_op != InvalidOid) &&
-                                                  op_class(restrict_op, xclass, index->relam) &&
-                                                  IndexScanableOperand(rightop,
-                                                                                               indexkey, rel, index));
+       /*
+        * make sure we have two different binary-compatible types...
+        */
+       if (ltype != rtype && IS_BINARY_COMPATIBLE(ltype, rtype))
+       {
+               char       *opname = get_opname(expr_op);
+               Operator        newop;
 
-#ifndef IGNORE_BINARY_COMPATIBLE_INDICES
-                       if (!isIndexable)
-                       {
-                               Oid                     ltype;
-                               Oid                     rtype;
-
-                               ltype = exprType((Node *) leftop);
-                               rtype = exprType((Node *) rightop);
-
-                               if ((ltype != rtype)
-                                       && IS_BINARY_COMPATIBLE(ltype, rtype))
-                               {
-                                       char       *opname;
-                                       Operator        newop;
-
-                                       restrict_op = ((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno;
-
-                                       opname = get_opname(restrict_op);
-                                       if (opname != NULL)
-                                               newop = oper(opname, rtype, rtype, TRUE);
-                                       else
-                                               newop = NULL;
-
-                                       if (HeapTupleIsValid(newop) && (oprid(newop) != restrict_op))
-                                       {
-                                               restrict_op = get_commutator(oprid(newop));
-
-                                               isIndexable = ((restrict_op != InvalidOid) &&
-                                                  op_class(restrict_op, xclass, index->relam) &&
-                                                                          IndexScanableOperand(rightop,
-                                                                                                                       indexkey,
-                                                                                                                       rel,
-                                                                                                                       index));
-
-                                               if (isIndexable)
-                                                       ((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno = oprid(newop);
-                                       }
-                               }
-                       }
-#endif
+               if (opname == NULL)
+                       return InvalidOid;      /* probably shouldn't happen */
 
-                       if (isIndexable)
-                       {
+               /* Use the datatype of the index key */
+               if (indexkey_on_left)
+                       newop = oper(opname, ltype, ltype, TRUE);
+               else
+                       newop = oper(opname, rtype, rtype, TRUE);
 
+               if (HeapTupleIsValid(newop))
+               {
+                       Oid             new_expr_op = oprid(newop);
+
+                       if (new_expr_op != expr_op)
+                       {
                                /*
-                                * In place list modification. (op const var/func) -> (op
-                                * var/func const)
+                                * OK, we found a binary-compatible operator of the same name;
+                                * now does it match the index?
                                 */
-                               CommuteClause((Node *) clause);
+                               if (indexkey_on_left)
+                                       commuted_op = new_expr_op;
+                               else
+                                       commuted_op = get_commutator(new_expr_op);
+                               if (commuted_op == InvalidOid)
+                                       return InvalidOid;
+
+                               if (op_class(commuted_op, opclass, relam))
+                                       return new_expr_op;
                        }
                }
        }
 
-       /*
-        * Check for an indexable scan on one of the join relations. clause is
-        * of the form (operator var/func var/func)
-        */
-       else
-       {
-               if (rightop
-               && match_index_to_operand(indexkey, (Expr *) rightop, rel, index))
-               {
+       return InvalidOid;
+}
 
-                       join_op = get_commutator(((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno);
+/*
+ * useful_for_mergejoin
+ *       Determine whether the given index can support a mergejoin based
+ *       on any available join clause.
+ *
+ *       We look to see whether the first indexkey of the index matches the
+ *       left or right sides of any of the mergejoinable clauses and provides
+ *       the ordering needed for that side.  If so, the index is useful.
+ *       Matching a second or later indexkey is not useful unless there is
+ *       also a mergeclause for the first indexkey, so we need not consider
+ *       secondary indexkeys at this stage.
+ *
+ * 'rel' is the relation for which 'index' is defined
+ * 'joininfo_list' is the list of JoinInfo nodes for 'rel'
+ */
+static bool
+useful_for_mergejoin(RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                        IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                        List *joininfo_list)
+{
+       int                *indexkeys = index->indexkeys;
+       Oid                *ordering = index->ordering;
+       List       *i;
 
-               }
-               else if (leftop
-                                && match_index_to_operand(indexkey,
-                                                                                  (Expr *) leftop, rel, index))
-                       join_op = ((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno;
+       if (!indexkeys || indexkeys[0] == 0 ||
+               !ordering || ordering[0] == InvalidOid)
+               return false;                   /* unordered index is not useful */
+
+       foreach(i, joininfo_list)
+       {
+               JoinInfo   *joininfo = (JoinInfo *) lfirst(i);
+               List       *j;
 
-               if (join_op && op_class(join_op, xclass, index->relam) &&
-                       is_joinable((Node *) clause))
+               foreach(j, joininfo->jinfo_restrictinfo)
                {
-                       isIndexable = true;
+                       RestrictInfo *restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(j);
 
-                       /*
-                        * If we're using the operand's commutator we must commute the
-                        * clause.
-                        */
-                       if (join_op != ((Oper *) ((Expr *) clause)->oper)->opno)
-                               CommuteClause((Node *) clause);
+                       if (restrictinfo->mergejoinoperator)
+                       {
+                               if (restrictinfo->left_sortop == ordering[0] &&
+                                       match_index_to_operand(indexkeys[0],
+                                                                                  get_leftop(restrictinfo->clause),
+                                                                                  rel, index))
+                                       return true;
+                               if (restrictinfo->right_sortop == ordering[0] &&
+                                       match_index_to_operand(indexkeys[0],
+                                                                                  get_rightop(restrictinfo->clause),
+                                                                                  rel, index))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
                }
        }
+       return false;
+}
 
-       if (isIndexable)
-               return restrictInfo;
+/*
+ * useful_for_ordering
+ *       Determine whether the given index can produce an ordering matching
+ *       the order that is wanted for the query result.
+ *
+ * We check to see whether either forward or backward scan direction can
+ * match the specified pathkeys.
+ *
+ * 'rel' is the relation for which 'index' is defined
+ */
+static bool
+useful_for_ordering(Query *root,
+                                       RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                       IndexOptInfo *index)
+{
+       List       *index_pathkeys;
 
-       return NULL;
+       if (root->query_pathkeys == NIL)
+               return false;                   /* no special ordering requested */
+
+       index_pathkeys = build_index_pathkeys(root, rel, index);
+
+       if (index_pathkeys == NIL)
+               return false;                   /* unordered index */
+
+       if (pathkeys_contained_in(root->query_pathkeys, index_pathkeys))
+               return true;
+
+       /* caution: commute_pathkeys destructively modifies its argument;
+        * safe because we just built the index_pathkeys for local use here.
+        */
+       if (commute_pathkeys(index_pathkeys))
+       {
+               if (pathkeys_contained_in(root->query_pathkeys, index_pathkeys))
+                       return true;            /* useful as a reverse-order path */
+       }
+
+       return false;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -967,7 +1094,8 @@ one_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
  * this test should always be considered false.
  */
 
-StrategyNumber BT_implic_table[BTMaxStrategyNumber][BTMaxStrategyNumber] = {
+static StrategyNumber
+BT_implic_table[BTMaxStrategyNumber][BTMaxStrategyNumber] = {
        {2, 2, 0, 0, 0},
        {1, 2, 0, 0, 0},
        {1, 2, 3, 4, 5},
@@ -1008,7 +1136,7 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
        HeapScanDesc scan;
        HeapTuple       tuple;
        ScanKeyData entry[3];
-       Form_pg_amop form;
+       Form_pg_amop aform;
 
        pred_var = (Var *) get_leftop(predicate);
        pred_const = (Const *) get_rightop(predicate);
@@ -1050,7 +1178,7 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
                                                   F_OIDEQ,
                                                   ObjectIdGetDatum(pred_op));
 
-       relation = heap_openr(AccessMethodOperatorRelationName);
+       relation = heap_openr(AccessMethodOperatorRelationName, AccessShareLock);
 
        /*
         * The following assumes that any given operator will only be in a
@@ -1065,15 +1193,17 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
        if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
        {
                elog(DEBUG, "clause_pred_clause_test: unknown pred_op");
+               heap_endscan(scan);
+               heap_close(relation, AccessShareLock);
                return false;
        }
-       form = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+       aform = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 
        /* Get the predicate operator's strategy number (1 to 5) */
-       pred_strategy = (StrategyNumber) form->amopstrategy;
+       pred_strategy = (StrategyNumber) aform->amopstrategy;
 
        /* Remember which operator class this strategy number came from */
-       opclass_id = form->amopclaid;
+       opclass_id = aform->amopclaid;
 
        heap_endscan(scan);
 
@@ -1096,12 +1226,14 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
        if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
        {
                elog(DEBUG, "clause_pred_clause_test: unknown clause_op");
+               heap_endscan(scan);
+               heap_close(relation, AccessShareLock);
                return false;
        }
-       form = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+       aform = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 
        /* Get the restriction clause operator's strategy number (1 to 5) */
-       clause_strategy = (StrategyNumber) form->amopstrategy;
+       clause_strategy = (StrategyNumber) aform->amopstrategy;
        heap_endscan(scan);
 
 
@@ -1111,8 +1243,10 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
 
        test_strategy = BT_implic_table[clause_strategy - 1][pred_strategy - 1];
        if (test_strategy == 0)
+       {
+               heap_close(relation, AccessShareLock);
                return false;                   /* the implication cannot be determined */
-
+       }
 
        /*
         * 4. From the same opclass, find the operator for the test strategy
@@ -1128,14 +1262,18 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
        if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
        {
                elog(DEBUG, "clause_pred_clause_test: unknown test_op");
+               heap_endscan(scan);
+               heap_close(relation, AccessShareLock);
                return false;
        }
-       form = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+       aform = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
 
        /* Get the test operator */
-       test_op = form->amopopr;
+       test_op = aform->amopopr;
+
        heap_endscan(scan);
 
+       heap_close(relation, AccessShareLock);
 
        /*
         * 5. Evaluate the test
@@ -1170,227 +1308,160 @@ clause_pred_clause_test(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
 /*
  * indexable_joinclauses
  *       Finds all groups of join clauses from among 'joininfo_list' that can
- *       be used in conjunction with 'index'.
+ *       be used in conjunction with 'index' for the inner scan of a nestjoin.
  *
- *       The first clause in the group is marked as having the other relation
- *       in the join clause as its outer join relation.
+ *       Each clause group comes from a single joininfo node plus the current
+ *       rel's restrictinfo list.  Therefore, every clause in the group references
+ *       the current rel plus the same set of other rels (except for the restrict
+ *       clauses, which only reference the current rel).  Therefore, this set
+ *    of clauses could be used as an indexqual if the relation is scanned
+ *       as the inner side of a nestloop join when the outer side contains
+ *       (at least) all those "other rels".
  *
- * Returns a list of these clause groups.
+ *       XXX Actually, given that we are considering a join that requires an
+ *       outer rel set (A,B,C), we should use all qual clauses that reference
+ *       any subset of these rels, not just the full set or none.  This is
+ *       doable with a doubly nested loop over joininfo_list; is it worth it?
  *
- *       Added: restrictinfo_list - list of restriction RestrictInfos. It's to
- *             support multi-column indices in joins and for cases
- *             when a key is in both join & restriction clauses. - vadim 03/18/97
+ * Returns two parallel lists of the same length: the clause groups,
+ * and the required outer rel set for each one.
  *
+ * 'rel' is the relation for which 'index' is defined
+ * 'joininfo_list' is the list of JoinInfo nodes for 'rel'
+ * 'restrictinfo_list' is the list of restriction clauses for 'rel'
+ * '*clausegroups' receives a list of clause sublists
+ * '*outerrelids' receives a list of relid lists
  */
-static List *
-indexable_joinclauses(RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index,
-                                         List *joininfo_list, List *restrictinfo_list)
+static void
+indexable_joinclauses(RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                                         List *joininfo_list, List *restrictinfo_list,
+                                         List **clausegroups, List **outerrelids)
 {
-       JoinInfo   *joininfo = (JoinInfo *) NULL;
        List       *cg_list = NIL;
-       List       *i = NIL;
-       List       *clausegroups = NIL;
+       List       *relid_list = NIL;
+       List       *i;
 
        foreach(i, joininfo_list)
        {
-               joininfo = (JoinInfo *) lfirst(i);
-
-               if (joininfo->jinfo_restrictinfo == NIL)
-                       continue;
-               clausegroups = group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins(rel,
-                                                                                       index,
-                                                                                       index->indexkeys,
-                                                                                       index->classlist,
+               JoinInfo   *joininfo = (JoinInfo *) lfirst(i);
+               List       *clausegroup;
+
+               clausegroup = group_clauses_by_ikey_for_joins(rel,
+                                                                                                         index,
+                                                                                                         index->indexkeys,
+                                                                                                         index->classlist,
                                                                                        joininfo->jinfo_restrictinfo,
-                                                                                       restrictinfo_list);
+                                                                                                         restrictinfo_list);
 
-               if (clausegroups != NIL)
+               if (clausegroup != NIL)
                {
-                       List       *clauses = lfirst(clausegroups);
-
-                       ((RestrictInfo *) lfirst(clauses))->restrictinfojoinid = joininfo->unjoined_rels;
+                       cg_list = lappend(cg_list, clausegroup);
+                       relid_list = lappend(relid_list, joininfo->unjoined_relids);
                }
-               cg_list = nconc(cg_list, clausegroups);
        }
-       return cg_list;
+
+       *clausegroups = cg_list;
+       *outerrelids = relid_list;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
  *                             ----  PATH CREATION UTILITIES  ----
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-/*
- * extract_restrict_clauses -
- *       the list of clause info contains join clauses and restriction clauses.
- *       This routine returns the restriction clauses only.
- */
-#ifdef NOT_USED
-static List *
-extract_restrict_clauses(List *clausegroup)
-{
-       List       *restrict_cls = NIL;
-       List       *l;
-
-       foreach(l, clausegroup)
-       {
-               RestrictInfo *cinfo = lfirst(l);
-
-               if (!is_joinable((Node *) cinfo->clause))
-                       restrict_cls = lappend(restrict_cls, cinfo);
-       }
-       return restrict_cls;
-}
-
-#endif
-
 /*
  * index_innerjoin
  *       Creates index path nodes corresponding to paths to be used as inner
  *       relations in nestloop joins.
  *
- * 'clausegroup-list' is a list of list of restrictinfo nodes which can use
- * 'index' on their inner relation.
+ * 'rel' is the relation for which 'index' is defined
+ * 'clausegroup_list' is a list of lists of restrictinfo nodes which can use
+ * 'index'.  Each sublist refers to the same set of outer rels.
+ * 'outerrelids_list' is a list of the required outer rels for each sublist
+ * of join clauses.
  *
  * Returns a list of index pathnodes.
- *
  */
 static List *
-index_innerjoin(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, List *clausegroup_list,
-                               RelOptInfo *index)
+index_innerjoin(Query *root, RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index,
+                               List *clausegroup_list, List *outerrelids_list)
 {
-       List       *clausegroup = NIL;
-       List       *cg_list = NIL;
-       List       *i = NIL;
-       IndexPath  *pathnode = (IndexPath *) NULL;
-       Cost            temp_selec;
-       float           temp_pages;
+       List       *path_list = NIL;
+       List       *i;
 
        foreach(i, clausegroup_list)
        {
-               List       *attnos,
-                                  *values,
-                                  *flags;
-
-               clausegroup = lfirst(i);
-               pathnode = makeNode(IndexPath);
-
-               get_joinvars(lfirsti(rel->relids), clausegroup,
-                                        &attnos, &values, &flags);
-               index_selectivity(lfirsti(index->relids),
-                                                 index->classlist,
-                                                 get_opnos(clausegroup),
-                                                 getrelid(lfirsti(rel->relids),
-                                                                  root->rtable),
-                                                 attnos,
-                                                 values,
-                                                 flags,
-                                                 length(clausegroup),
-                                                 &temp_pages,
-                                                 &temp_selec);
+               List       *clausegroup = lfirst(i);
+               IndexPath  *pathnode = makeNode(IndexPath);
+               List       *indexquals;
+
+               /* XXX this code ought to be merged with create_index_path? */
 
                pathnode->path.pathtype = T_IndexScan;
                pathnode->path.parent = rel;
-               pathnode->path.pathorder = makeNode(PathOrder);
-           pathnode->path.pathorder->ordtype = SORTOP_ORDER;
-           pathnode->path.pathorder->ord.sortop = index->ordering;
-           pathnode->path.pathkeys = NIL;
-
-               pathnode->indexid = index->relids;
-               pathnode->indexkeys = index->indexkeys;
-               pathnode->indexqual = clausegroup;
-
-               pathnode->path.joinid = ((RestrictInfo *) lfirst(clausegroup))->restrictinfojoinid;
-
-               pathnode->path.path_cost = cost_index((Oid) lfirsti(index->relids),
-                                                                                          (int) temp_pages,
-                                                                                          temp_selec,
-                                                                                          rel->pages,
-                                                                                          rel->tuples,
-                                                                                          index->pages,
-                                                                                          index->tuples,
-                                                                                          true);
+               pathnode->path.pathkeys = build_index_pathkeys(root, rel, index);
 
-               /*
-                * copy restrictinfo list into path for expensive function
-                * processing -- JMH, 7/7/92
+               indexquals = get_actual_clauses(clausegroup);
+               /* expand special operators to indexquals the executor can handle */
+               indexquals = expand_indexqual_conditions(indexquals);
+
+               /* Note that we are making a pathnode for a single-scan indexscan;
+                * therefore, both indexid and indexqual should be single-element
+                * lists.
                 */
-               pathnode->path.loc_restrictinfo = set_difference(copyObject((Node *) rel->restrictinfo),
-                                                  clausegroup);
+               pathnode->indexid = lconsi(index->indexoid, NIL);
+               pathnode->indexqual = lcons(indexquals, NIL);
 
-#if 0                                                  /* fix xfunc */
-               /* add in cost for expensive functions!  -- JMH, 7/7/92 */
-               if (XfuncMode != XFUNC_OFF)
-               {
-                       ((Path *) pathnode)->path_cost += xfunc_get_path_cost((Path *) pathnode);
-               }
-#endif
-               cg_list = lappend(cg_list, pathnode);
+               /* joinrelids saves the rels needed on the outer side of the join */
+               pathnode->joinrelids = lfirst(outerrelids_list);
+
+               pathnode->path.path_cost = cost_index(root, rel, index, indexquals,
+                                                                                         true);
+
+               path_list = lappend(path_list, pathnode);
+               outerrelids_list = lnext(outerrelids_list);
        }
-       return cg_list;
+       return path_list;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ *                             ----  ROUTINES TO CHECK OPERANDS  ----
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
 /*
- * create_index_paths
- *       Creates a list of index path nodes for each group of clauses
- *       (restriction or join) that can be used in conjunction with an index.
- *
- * 'rel' is the relation for which 'index' is defined
- * 'clausegroup-list' is the list of clause groups (lists of restrictinfo
- *                             nodes) grouped by mergejoinorder
- * 'join' is a flag indicating whether or not the clauses are join
- *                             clauses
- *
- * Returns a list of new index path nodes.
- *
+ * match_index_to_operand()
+ *       Generalized test for a match between an index's key
+ *       and the operand on one side of a restriction or join clause.
+ *    Now check for functional indices as well.
  */
-static List *
-create_index_paths(Query *root,
-                                  RelOptInfo *rel,
-                                  RelOptInfo *index,
-                                  List *clausegroup_list,
-                                  bool join)
+static bool
+match_index_to_operand(int indexkey,
+                                          Var *operand,
+                                          RelOptInfo *rel,
+                                          IndexOptInfo *index)
 {
-       List       *clausegroup = NIL;
-       List       *ip_list = NIL;
-       List       *i = NIL;
-       List       *j = NIL;
-       IndexPath  *temp_path;
-
-       foreach(i, clausegroup_list)
+       if (index->indproc == InvalidOid)
        {
-               RestrictInfo *restrictinfo;
-               bool            temp = true;
-
-               clausegroup = lfirst(i);
-
-               foreach(j, clausegroup)
-               {
-                       restrictinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(j);
-                       if (!(is_joinable((Node *) restrictinfo->clause) &&
-                                 equal_path_merge_ordering(index->ordering,
-                                                                                       restrictinfo->mergejoinorder)))
-                               temp = false;
-               }
-
-               if (!join || temp)
-               {                                               /* restriction, ordering scan */
-                       temp_path = create_index_path(root, rel, index, clausegroup, join);
-                       ip_list = lappend(ip_list, temp_path);
-               }
+               /*
+                * Normal index.
+                */
+               if (IsA(operand, Var) &&
+                       lfirsti(rel->relids) == operand->varno &&
+                       indexkey == operand->varattno)
+                       return true;
+               else
+                       return false;
        }
-       return ip_list;
-}
 
-static List *
-add_index_paths(List *indexpaths, List *new_indexpaths)
-{
-       return append(indexpaths, new_indexpaths);
+       /*
+        * functional index check
+        */
+       return function_index_operand((Expr *) operand, rel, index);
 }
 
 static bool
-function_index_operand(Expr *funcOpnd, RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index)
+function_index_operand(Expr *funcOpnd, RelOptInfo *rel, IndexOptInfo *index)
 {
-       Oid                     heapRelid = (Oid) lfirsti(rel->relids);
+       int                     relvarno = lfirsti(rel->relids);
        Func       *function;
        List       *funcargs;
        int                *indexKeys = index->indexkeys;
@@ -1400,8 +1471,8 @@ function_index_operand(Expr *funcOpnd, RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index)
        /*
         * sanity check, make sure we know what we're dealing with here.
         */
-       if (funcOpnd == NULL ||
-               nodeTag(funcOpnd) != T_Expr || funcOpnd->opType != FUNC_EXPR ||
+       if (funcOpnd == NULL || ! IsA(funcOpnd, Expr) ||
+               funcOpnd->opType != FUNC_EXPR ||
                funcOpnd->oper == NULL || indexKeys == NULL)
                return false;
 
@@ -1414,35 +1485,645 @@ function_index_operand(Expr *funcOpnd, RelOptInfo *rel, RelOptInfo *index)
        /*
         * Check that the arguments correspond to the same arguments used to
         * create the functional index.  To do this we must check that 1.
-        * refer to the right relatiion. 2. the args have the right attr.
+        * refer to the right relation. 2. the args have the right attr.
         * numbers in the right order.
-        *
-        *
-        * Check all args refer to the correct relation (i.e. the one with the
-        * functional index defined on it (rel).  To do this we can simply
-        * compare range table entry numbers, they must be the same.
         */
+       i = 0;
        foreach(arg, funcargs)
        {
-               if (heapRelid != ((Var *) lfirst(arg))->varno)
+               Var        *var = (Var *) lfirst(arg);
+
+               if (! IsA(var, Var))
+                       return false;
+               if (indexKeys[i] == 0)
+                       return false;
+               if (var->varno != relvarno || var->varattno != indexKeys[i])
                        return false;
+
+               i++;
+       }
+
+       if (indexKeys[i] != 0)
+               return false;                   /* not enough arguments */
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *                     ----  ROUTINES FOR "SPECIAL" INDEXABLE OPERATORS  ----
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*----------
+ * These routines handle special optimization of operators that can be
+ * used with index scans even though they are not known to the executor's
+ * indexscan machinery.  The key idea is that these operators allow us
+ * to derive approximate indexscan qual clauses, such that any tuples
+ * that pass the operator clause itself must also satisfy the simpler
+ * indexscan condition(s).  Then we can use the indexscan machinery
+ * to avoid scanning as much of the table as we'd otherwise have to,
+ * while applying the original operator as a qpqual condition to ensure
+ * we deliver only the tuples we want.  (In essence, we're using a regular
+ * index as if it were a lossy index.)
+ *
+ * An example of what we're doing is
+ *                     textfield LIKE 'abc%'
+ * from which we can generate the indexscanable conditions
+ *                     textfield >= 'abc' AND textfield < 'abd'
+ * which allow efficient scanning of an index on textfield.
+ * (In reality, character set and collation issues make the transformation
+ * from LIKE to indexscan limits rather harder than one might think ...
+ * but that's the basic idea.)
+ *
+ * Two routines are provided here, match_special_index_operator() and
+ * expand_indexqual_conditions().  match_special_index_operator() is
+ * just an auxiliary function for match_clause_to_indexkey(); after
+ * the latter fails to recognize a restriction opclause's operator
+ * as a member of an index's opclass, it asks match_special_index_operator()
+ * whether the clause should be considered an indexqual anyway.
+ * expand_indexqual_conditions() converts a list of "raw" indexqual
+ * conditions (with implicit AND semantics across list elements) into
+ * a list that the executor can actually handle.  For operators that
+ * are members of the index's opclass this transformation is a no-op,
+ * but operators recognized by match_special_index_operator() must be
+ * converted into one or more "regular" indexqual conditions.
+ *----------
+ */
+
+/*
+ * match_special_index_operator
+ *       Recognize restriction clauses that can be used to generate
+ *       additional indexscanable qualifications.
+ *
+ * The given clause is already known to be a binary opclause having
+ * the form (indexkey OP const/param) or (const/param OP indexkey),
+ * but the OP proved not to be one of the index's opclass operators.
+ * Return 'true' if we can do something with it anyway.
+ */
+static bool
+match_special_index_operator(Expr *clause, Oid opclass, Oid relam,
+                                                        bool indexkey_on_left)
+{
+       bool            isIndexable = false;
+       Var                *leftop,
+                          *rightop;
+       Oid                     expr_op;
+       Datum           constvalue;
+       char       *patt;
+       char       *prefix;
+
+       /* Currently, all known special operators require the indexkey
+        * on the left, but this test could be pushed into the switch statement
+        * if some are added that do not...
+        */
+       if (! indexkey_on_left)
+               return false;
+
+       /* we know these will succeed */
+       leftop = get_leftop(clause);
+       rightop = get_rightop(clause);
+       expr_op = ((Oper *) clause->oper)->opno;
+
+       /* again, required for all current special ops: */
+       if (! IsA(rightop, Const) ||
+               ((Const *) rightop)->constisnull)
+               return false;
+       constvalue = ((Const *) rightop)->constvalue;
+
+       switch (expr_op)
+       {
+               case OID_TEXT_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_LIKE_OP:
+                       /* the right-hand const is type text for all of these */
+                       patt = textout((text *) DatumGetPointer(constvalue));
+                       isIndexable = like_fixed_prefix(patt, &prefix) != Prefix_None;
+                       if (prefix) pfree(prefix);
+                       pfree(patt);
+                       break;
+
+               case OID_TEXT_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_REGEXEQ_OP:
+                       /* the right-hand const is type text for all of these */
+                       patt = textout((text *) DatumGetPointer(constvalue));
+                       isIndexable = regex_fixed_prefix(patt, false, &prefix) != Prefix_None;
+                       if (prefix) pfree(prefix);
+                       pfree(patt);
+                       break;
+
+               case OID_TEXT_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       /* the right-hand const is type text for all of these */
+                       patt = textout((text *) DatumGetPointer(constvalue));
+                       isIndexable = regex_fixed_prefix(patt, true, &prefix) != Prefix_None;
+                       if (prefix) pfree(prefix);
+                       pfree(patt);
+                       break;
        }
 
+       /* done if the expression doesn't look indexable */
+       if (! isIndexable)
+               return false;
+
        /*
-        * check attr numbers and order.
+        * Must also check that index's opclass supports the operators we will
+        * want to apply.  (A hash index, for example, will not support ">=".)
+        * We cheat a little by not checking for availability of "=" ... any
+        * index type should support "=", methinks.
         */
-       i = 0;
-       foreach(arg, funcargs)
+       switch (expr_op)
        {
+               case OID_TEXT_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_TEXT_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_TEXT_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       if (! op_class(find_operator(">=", TEXTOID), opclass, relam) ||
+                               ! op_class(find_operator("<", TEXTOID), opclass, relam))
+                               isIndexable = false;
+                       break;
 
-               if (indexKeys[i] == 0)
-                       return false;
+               case OID_BPCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       if (! op_class(find_operator(">=", BPCHAROID), opclass, relam) ||
+                               ! op_class(find_operator("<", BPCHAROID), opclass, relam))
+                               isIndexable = false;
+                       break;
 
-               if (((Var *) lfirst(arg))->varattno != indexKeys[i])
-                       return false;
+               case OID_VARCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       if (! op_class(find_operator(">=", VARCHAROID), opclass, relam) ||
+                               ! op_class(find_operator("<", VARCHAROID), opclass, relam))
+                               isIndexable = false;
+                       break;
 
-               i++;
+               case OID_NAME_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       if (! op_class(find_operator(">=", NAMEOID), opclass, relam) ||
+                               ! op_class(find_operator("<", NAMEOID), opclass, relam))
+                               isIndexable = false;
+                       break;
        }
 
-       return true;
+       return isIndexable;
+}
+
+/*
+ * expand_indexqual_conditions
+ *       Given a list of (implicitly ANDed) indexqual clauses,
+ *       expand any "special" index operators into clauses that the indexscan
+ *       machinery will know what to do with.  Clauses that were not
+ *       recognized by match_special_index_operator() must be passed through
+ *       unchanged.
+ */
+List *
+expand_indexqual_conditions(List *indexquals)
+{
+       List       *resultquals = NIL;
+       List       *q;
+
+       foreach(q, indexquals)
+       {
+               Expr       *clause = (Expr *) lfirst(q);
+               /* we know these will succeed */
+               Var                *leftop = get_leftop(clause);
+               Var                *rightop = get_rightop(clause);
+               Oid                     expr_op = ((Oper *) clause->oper)->opno;
+               Datum           constvalue;
+               char       *patt;
+               char       *prefix;
+               Prefix_Status pstatus;
+
+               switch (expr_op)
+               {
+                       /*
+                        * LIKE and regex operators are not members of any index opclass,
+                        * so if we find one in an indexqual list we can assume that
+                        * it was accepted by match_special_index_operator().
+                        */
+                       case OID_TEXT_LIKE_OP:
+                       case OID_BPCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+                       case OID_VARCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+                       case OID_NAME_LIKE_OP:
+                               /* the right-hand const is type text for all of these */
+                               constvalue = ((Const *) rightop)->constvalue;
+                               patt = textout((text *) DatumGetPointer(constvalue));
+                               pstatus = like_fixed_prefix(patt, &prefix);
+                               resultquals = nconc(resultquals,
+                                                                       prefix_quals(leftop, expr_op,
+                                                                                                prefix, pstatus));
+                               if (prefix) pfree(prefix);
+                               pfree(patt);
+                               break;
+
+                       case OID_TEXT_REGEXEQ_OP:
+                       case OID_BPCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+                       case OID_VARCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+                       case OID_NAME_REGEXEQ_OP:
+                               /* the right-hand const is type text for all of these */
+                               constvalue = ((Const *) rightop)->constvalue;
+                               patt = textout((text *) DatumGetPointer(constvalue));
+                               pstatus = regex_fixed_prefix(patt, false, &prefix);
+                               resultquals = nconc(resultquals,
+                                                                       prefix_quals(leftop, expr_op,
+                                                                                                prefix, pstatus));
+                               if (prefix) pfree(prefix);
+                               pfree(patt);
+                               break;
+
+                       case OID_TEXT_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       case OID_BPCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       case OID_VARCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       case OID_NAME_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                               /* the right-hand const is type text for all of these */
+                               constvalue = ((Const *) rightop)->constvalue;
+                               patt = textout((text *) DatumGetPointer(constvalue));
+                               pstatus = regex_fixed_prefix(patt, true, &prefix);
+                               resultquals = nconc(resultquals,
+                                                                       prefix_quals(leftop, expr_op,
+                                                                                                prefix, pstatus));
+                               if (prefix) pfree(prefix);
+                               pfree(patt);
+                               break;
+
+                       default:
+                               resultquals = lappend(resultquals, clause);
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return resultquals;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Extract the fixed prefix, if any, for a LIKE pattern.
+ * *prefix is set to a palloc'd prefix string,
+ * or to NULL if no fixed prefix exists for the pattern.
+ * The return value distinguishes no fixed prefix, a partial prefix,
+ * or an exact-match-only pattern.
+ */
+static Prefix_Status
+like_fixed_prefix(char *patt, char **prefix)
+{
+       char       *match;
+       int                     pos,
+                               match_pos;
+
+       *prefix = match = palloc(strlen(patt)+1);
+       match_pos = 0;
+
+       for (pos = 0; patt[pos]; pos++)
+       {
+               /* % and _ are wildcard characters in LIKE */
+               if (patt[pos] == '%' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '_')
+                       break;
+               /* Backslash quotes the next character */
+               if (patt[pos] == '\\')
+               {
+                       pos++;
+                       if (patt[pos] == '\0')
+                               break;
+               }
+               /*
+                * NOTE: this code used to think that %% meant a literal %,
+                * but textlike() itself does not think that, and the SQL92
+                * spec doesn't say any such thing either.
+                */
+               match[match_pos++] = patt[pos];
+       }
+       
+       match[match_pos] = '\0';
+
+       /* in LIKE, an empty pattern is an exact match! */
+       if (patt[pos] == '\0')
+               return Prefix_Exact;    /* reached end of pattern, so exact */
+
+       if (match_pos > 0)
+               return Prefix_Partial;
+       return Prefix_None;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Extract the fixed prefix, if any, for a regex pattern.
+ * *prefix is set to a palloc'd prefix string,
+ * or to NULL if no fixed prefix exists for the pattern.
+ * The return value distinguishes no fixed prefix, a partial prefix,
+ * or an exact-match-only pattern.
+ */
+static Prefix_Status
+regex_fixed_prefix(char *patt, bool case_insensitive,
+                                  char **prefix)
+{
+       char       *match;
+       int                     pos,
+                               match_pos;
+
+       *prefix = NULL;
+
+       /* Pattern must be anchored left */
+       if (patt[0] != '^')
+               return Prefix_None;
+
+       /* Cannot optimize if unquoted | { } is present in pattern */
+       for (pos = 1; patt[pos]; pos++)
+       {
+               if (patt[pos] == '|' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '{' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '}')
+                       return Prefix_None;
+               if (patt[pos] == '\\')
+               {
+                       pos++;
+                       if (patt[pos] == '\0')
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* OK, allocate space for pattern */
+       *prefix = match = palloc(strlen(patt)+1);
+       match_pos = 0;
+
+       /* note start at pos 1 to skip leading ^ */
+       for (pos = 1; patt[pos]; pos++)
+       {
+               if (patt[pos] == '.' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '?' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '*' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '[' ||
+                       patt[pos] == '$' ||
+                       /* XXX I suspect isalpha() is not an adequately locale-sensitive
+                        * test for characters that can vary under case folding?
+                        */
+                       (case_insensitive && isalpha(patt[pos])))
+                       break;
+               if (patt[pos] == '\\')
+               {
+                       pos++;
+                       if (patt[pos] == '\0')
+                               break;
+               }
+               match[match_pos++] = patt[pos];
+       }
+
+       match[match_pos] = '\0';
+
+       if (patt[pos] == '$' && patt[pos+1] == '\0')
+               return Prefix_Exact;    /* pattern specifies exact match */
+       
+       if (match_pos > 0)
+               return Prefix_Partial;
+       return Prefix_None;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Given a fixed prefix that all the "leftop" values must have,
+ * generate suitable indexqual condition(s).  expr_op is the original
+ * LIKE or regex operator; we use it to deduce the appropriate comparison
+ * operators.
+ */
+static List *
+prefix_quals(Var *leftop, Oid expr_op,
+                        char *prefix, Prefix_Status pstatus)
+{
+       List       *result;
+       Oid                     datatype;
+       Oid                     oproid;
+       Const      *con;
+       Oper       *op;
+       Expr       *expr;
+       char       *greaterstr;
+
+       Assert(pstatus != Prefix_None);
+
+       switch (expr_op)
+       {
+               case OID_TEXT_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_TEXT_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_TEXT_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       datatype = TEXTOID;
+                       break;
+
+               case OID_BPCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_BPCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       datatype = BPCHAROID;
+                       break;
+
+               case OID_VARCHAR_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_VARCHAR_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       datatype = VARCHAROID;
+                       break;
+
+               case OID_NAME_LIKE_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_REGEXEQ_OP:
+               case OID_NAME_ICREGEXEQ_OP:
+                       datatype = NAMEOID;
+                       break;
+
+               default:
+                       elog(ERROR, "prefix_quals: unexpected operator %u", expr_op);
+                       return NIL;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * If we found an exact-match pattern, generate an "=" indexqual.
+        */
+       if (pstatus == Prefix_Exact)
+       {
+               oproid = find_operator("=", datatype);
+               if (oproid == InvalidOid)
+                       elog(ERROR, "prefix_quals: no = operator for type %u", datatype);
+               con = string_to_const(prefix, datatype);
+               op = makeOper(oproid, InvalidOid, BOOLOID, 0, NULL);
+               expr = make_opclause(op, leftop, (Var *) con);
+               result = lcons(expr, NIL);
+               return result;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Otherwise, we have a nonempty required prefix of the values.
+        *
+        * We can always say "x >= prefix".
+        */
+       oproid = find_operator(">=", datatype);
+       if (oproid == InvalidOid)
+               elog(ERROR, "prefix_quals: no >= operator for type %u", datatype);
+       con = string_to_const(prefix, datatype);
+       op = makeOper(oproid, InvalidOid, BOOLOID, 0, NULL);
+       expr = make_opclause(op, leftop, (Var *) con);
+       result = lcons(expr, NIL);
+
+       /*
+        * If we can create a string larger than the prefix, say "x < greaterstr".
+        */
+       greaterstr = make_greater_string(prefix, datatype);
+       if (greaterstr)
+       {
+               oproid = find_operator("<", datatype);
+               if (oproid == InvalidOid)
+                       elog(ERROR, "prefix_quals: no < operator for type %u", datatype);
+               con = string_to_const(greaterstr, datatype);
+               op = makeOper(oproid, InvalidOid, BOOLOID, 0, NULL);
+               expr = make_opclause(op, leftop, (Var *) con);
+               result = lappend(result, expr);
+               pfree(greaterstr);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Try to generate a string greater than the given string or any string it is
+ * a prefix of.  If successful, return a palloc'd string; else return NULL.
+ *
+ * To work correctly in non-ASCII locales with weird collation orders,
+ * we cannot simply increment "foo" to "fop" --- we have to check whether
+ * we actually produced a string greater than the given one.  If not,
+ * increment the righthand byte again and repeat.  If we max out the righthand
+ * byte, truncate off the last character and start incrementing the next.
+ * For example, if "z" were the last character in the sort order, then we
+ * could produce "foo" as a string greater than "fonz".
+ *
+ * This could be rather slow in the worst case, but in most cases we won't
+ * have to try more than one or two strings before succeeding.
+ *
+ * XXX in a sufficiently weird locale, this might produce incorrect results?
+ * For example, in German I believe "ss" is treated specially --- if we are
+ * given "foos" and return "foot", will this actually be greater than "fooss"?
+ */
+static char *
+make_greater_string(const char * str, Oid datatype)
+{
+       char       *workstr;
+       int                     len;
+
+       /* Make a modifiable copy, which will be our return value if successful */
+       workstr = pstrdup((char *) str);
+
+       while ((len = strlen(workstr)) > 0)
+       {
+               unsigned char  *lastchar = (unsigned char *) (workstr + len - 1);
+
+               /*
+                * Try to generate a larger string by incrementing the last byte.
+                */
+               while (*lastchar < (unsigned char) 255)
+               {
+                       (*lastchar)++;
+                       if (string_lessthan(str, workstr, datatype))
+                               return workstr;                 /* Success! */
+               }
+               /*
+                * Truncate off the last character, which might be more than 1 byte
+                * in MULTIBYTE case.
+                */
+#ifdef MULTIBYTE
+               len = pg_mbcliplen((const unsigned char *) workstr, len, len-1);
+               workstr[len] = '\0';
+#else
+               *lastchar = '\0';
+#endif
+       }
+
+       /* Failed... */
+       pfree(workstr);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handy subroutines for match_special_index_operator() and friends.
+ */
+
+/* See if there is a binary op of the given name for the given datatype */
+static Oid
+find_operator(const char * opname, Oid datatype)
+{
+       HeapTuple       optup;
+
+       optup = SearchSysCacheTuple(OPERNAME,
+                                                               PointerGetDatum(opname),
+                                                               ObjectIdGetDatum(datatype),
+                                                               ObjectIdGetDatum(datatype),
+                                                               CharGetDatum('b'));
+       if (!HeapTupleIsValid(optup))
+               return InvalidOid;
+       return optup->t_data->t_oid;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Generate a Datum of the appropriate type from a C string.
+ * Note that all of the supported types are pass-by-ref, so the
+ * returned value should be pfree'd if no longer needed.
+ */
+static Datum
+string_to_datum(const char * str, Oid datatype)
+{
+       /* We cheat a little by assuming that textin() will do for
+        * bpchar and varchar constants too...
+        */
+       if (datatype == NAMEOID)
+               return PointerGetDatum(namein((char *) str));
+       else
+               return PointerGetDatum(textin((char *) str));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Generate a Const node of the appropriate type from a C string.
+ */
+static Const *
+string_to_const(const char * str, Oid datatype)
+{
+       Datum           conval = string_to_datum(str, datatype);
+
+       return makeConst(datatype, ((datatype == NAMEOID) ? NAMEDATALEN : -1),
+                                        conval, false, false, false, false);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test whether two strings are "<" according to the rules of the given
+ * datatype.  We do this the hard way, ie, actually calling the type's
+ * "<" operator function, to ensure we get the right result...
+ */
+static bool
+string_lessthan(const char * str1, const char * str2, Oid datatype)
+{
+       Datum           datum1 = string_to_datum(str1, datatype);
+       Datum           datum2 = string_to_datum(str2, datatype);
+       bool            result;
+
+       switch (datatype)
+       {
+               case TEXTOID:
+                       result = text_lt((text *) datum1, (text *) datum2);
+                       break;
+
+               case BPCHAROID:
+                       result = bpcharlt((char *) datum1, (char *) datum2);
+                       break;
+
+               case VARCHAROID:
+                       result = varcharlt((char *) datum1, (char *) datum2);
+                       break;
+
+               case NAMEOID:
+                       result = namelt((NameData *) datum1, (NameData *) datum2);
+                       break;
+
+               default:
+                       elog(ERROR, "string_lessthan: unexpected datatype %u", datatype);
+                       result = false;
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       pfree(DatumGetPointer(datum1));
+       pfree(DatumGetPointer(datum2));
+
+       return result;
 }