*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c,v 1.243 2008/01/01 19:45:52 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c,v 1.244 2008/03/08 22:41:38 tgl Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#include "utils/syscache.h"
+static double var_eq_const(VariableStatData *vardata, Oid operator,
+ Datum constval, bool constisnull,
+ bool varonleft);
+static double var_eq_non_const(VariableStatData *vardata, Oid operator,
+ Node *other,
+ bool varonleft);
static double ineq_histogram_selectivity(VariableStatData *vardata,
FmgrInfo *opproc, bool isgt,
Datum constval, Oid consttype);
VariableStatData vardata;
Node *other;
bool varonleft;
- Datum *values;
- int nvalues;
- float4 *numbers;
- int nnumbers;
double selec;
/*
PG_RETURN_FLOAT8(DEFAULT_EQ_SEL);
/*
- * If the something is a NULL constant, assume operator is strict and
+ * We can do a lot better if the something is a constant. (Note: the
+ * Const might result from estimation rather than being a simple constant
+ * in the query.)
+ */
+ if (IsA(other, Const))
+ selec = var_eq_const(&vardata, operator,
+ ((Const *) other)->constvalue,
+ ((Const *) other)->constisnull,
+ varonleft);
+ else
+ selec = var_eq_non_const(&vardata, operator, other,
+ varonleft);
+
+ ReleaseVariableStats(vardata);
+
+ PG_RETURN_FLOAT8((float8) selec);
+}
+
+/*
+ * var_eq_const --- eqsel for var = const case
+ *
+ * This is split out so that some other estimation functions can use it.
+ */
+static double
+var_eq_const(VariableStatData *vardata, Oid operator,
+ Datum constval, bool constisnull,
+ bool varonleft)
+{
+ double selec;
+
+ /*
+ * If the constant is NULL, assume operator is strict and
* return zero, ie, operator will never return TRUE.
*/
- if (IsA(other, Const) &&
- ((Const *) other)->constisnull)
- {
- ReleaseVariableStats(vardata);
- PG_RETURN_FLOAT8(0.0);
- }
+ if (constisnull)
+ return 0.0;
- if (HeapTupleIsValid(vardata.statsTuple))
+ if (HeapTupleIsValid(vardata->statsTuple))
{
Form_pg_statistic stats;
+ Datum *values;
+ int nvalues;
+ float4 *numbers;
+ int nnumbers;
+ bool match = false;
+ int i;
- stats = (Form_pg_statistic) GETSTRUCT(vardata.statsTuple);
+ stats = (Form_pg_statistic) GETSTRUCT(vardata->statsTuple);
- if (IsA(other, Const))
+ /*
+ * Is the constant "=" to any of the column's most common values?
+ * (Although the given operator may not really be "=", we will
+ * assume that seeing whether it returns TRUE is an appropriate
+ * test. If you don't like this, maybe you shouldn't be using
+ * eqsel for your operator...)
+ */
+ if (get_attstatsslot(vardata->statsTuple,
+ vardata->atttype, vardata->atttypmod,
+ STATISTIC_KIND_MCV, InvalidOid,
+ &values, &nvalues,
+ &numbers, &nnumbers))
{
- /* Variable is being compared to a known non-null constant */
- Datum constval = ((Const *) other)->constvalue;
- bool match = false;
- int i;
+ FmgrInfo eqproc;
- /*
- * Is the constant "=" to any of the column's most common values?
- * (Although the given operator may not really be "=", we will
- * assume that seeing whether it returns TRUE is an appropriate
- * test. If you don't like this, maybe you shouldn't be using
- * eqsel for your operator...)
- */
- if (get_attstatsslot(vardata.statsTuple,
- vardata.atttype, vardata.atttypmod,
- STATISTIC_KIND_MCV, InvalidOid,
- &values, &nvalues,
- &numbers, &nnumbers))
- {
- FmgrInfo eqproc;
-
- fmgr_info(get_opcode(operator), &eqproc);
-
- for (i = 0; i < nvalues; i++)
- {
- /* be careful to apply operator right way 'round */
- if (varonleft)
- match = DatumGetBool(FunctionCall2(&eqproc,
- values[i],
- constval));
- else
- match = DatumGetBool(FunctionCall2(&eqproc,
- constval,
- values[i]));
- if (match)
- break;
- }
- }
- else
- {
- /* no most-common-value info available */
- values = NULL;
- numbers = NULL;
- i = nvalues = nnumbers = 0;
- }
+ fmgr_info(get_opcode(operator), &eqproc);
- if (match)
+ for (i = 0; i < nvalues; i++)
{
- /*
- * Constant is "=" to this common value. We know selectivity
- * exactly (or as exactly as ANALYZE could calculate it,
- * anyway).
- */
- selec = numbers[i];
- }
- else
- {
- /*
- * Comparison is against a constant that is neither NULL nor
- * any of the common values. Its selectivity cannot be more
- * than this:
- */
- double sumcommon = 0.0;
- double otherdistinct;
-
- for (i = 0; i < nnumbers; i++)
- sumcommon += numbers[i];
- selec = 1.0 - sumcommon - stats->stanullfrac;
- CLAMP_PROBABILITY(selec);
-
- /*
- * and in fact it's probably a good deal less. We approximate
- * that all the not-common values share this remaining
- * fraction equally, so we divide by the number of other
- * distinct values.
- */
- otherdistinct = get_variable_numdistinct(&vardata)
- - nnumbers;
- if (otherdistinct > 1)
- selec /= otherdistinct;
-
- /*
- * Another cross-check: selectivity shouldn't be estimated as
- * more than the least common "most common value".
- */
- if (nnumbers > 0 && selec > numbers[nnumbers - 1])
- selec = numbers[nnumbers - 1];
+ /* be careful to apply operator right way 'round */
+ if (varonleft)
+ match = DatumGetBool(FunctionCall2(&eqproc,
+ values[i],
+ constval));
+ else
+ match = DatumGetBool(FunctionCall2(&eqproc,
+ constval,
+ values[i]));
+ if (match)
+ break;
}
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ /* no most-common-value info available */
+ values = NULL;
+ numbers = NULL;
+ i = nvalues = nnumbers = 0;
+ }
- free_attstatsslot(vardata.atttype, values, nvalues,
- numbers, nnumbers);
+ if (match)
+ {
+ /*
+ * Constant is "=" to this common value. We know selectivity
+ * exactly (or as exactly as ANALYZE could calculate it,
+ * anyway).
+ */
+ selec = numbers[i];
}
else
{
- double ndistinct;
+ /*
+ * Comparison is against a constant that is neither NULL nor
+ * any of the common values. Its selectivity cannot be more
+ * than this:
+ */
+ double sumcommon = 0.0;
+ double otherdistinct;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nnumbers; i++)
+ sumcommon += numbers[i];
+ selec = 1.0 - sumcommon - stats->stanullfrac;
+ CLAMP_PROBABILITY(selec);
/*
- * Search is for a value that we do not know a priori, but we will
- * assume it is not NULL. Estimate the selectivity as non-null
- * fraction divided by number of distinct values, so that we get a
- * result averaged over all possible values whether common or
- * uncommon. (Essentially, we are assuming that the not-yet-known
- * comparison value is equally likely to be any of the possible
- * values, regardless of their frequency in the table. Is that a
- * good idea?)
+ * and in fact it's probably a good deal less. We approximate
+ * that all the not-common values share this remaining
+ * fraction equally, so we divide by the number of other
+ * distinct values.
*/
- selec = 1.0 - stats->stanullfrac;
- ndistinct = get_variable_numdistinct(&vardata);
- if (ndistinct > 1)
- selec /= ndistinct;
+ otherdistinct = get_variable_numdistinct(vardata) - nnumbers;
+ if (otherdistinct > 1)
+ selec /= otherdistinct;
/*
- * Cross-check: selectivity should never be estimated as more than
- * the most common value's.
+ * Another cross-check: selectivity shouldn't be estimated as
+ * more than the least common "most common value".
*/
- if (get_attstatsslot(vardata.statsTuple,
- vardata.atttype, vardata.atttypmod,
- STATISTIC_KIND_MCV, InvalidOid,
- NULL, NULL,
- &numbers, &nnumbers))
- {
- if (nnumbers > 0 && selec > numbers[0])
- selec = numbers[0];
- free_attstatsslot(vardata.atttype, NULL, 0, numbers, nnumbers);
- }
+ if (nnumbers > 0 && selec > numbers[nnumbers - 1])
+ selec = numbers[nnumbers - 1];
}
+
+ free_attstatsslot(vardata->atttype, values, nvalues,
+ numbers, nnumbers);
}
else
{
* of distinct values and assuming they are equally common. (The guess
* is unlikely to be very good, but we do know a few special cases.)
*/
- selec = 1.0 / get_variable_numdistinct(&vardata);
+ selec = 1.0 / get_variable_numdistinct(vardata);
}
- ReleaseVariableStats(vardata);
+ /* result should be in range, but make sure... */
+ CLAMP_PROBABILITY(selec);
+
+ return selec;
+}
+
+/*
+ * var_eq_non_const --- eqsel for var = something-other-than-const case
+ */
+static double
+var_eq_non_const(VariableStatData *vardata, Oid operator,
+ Node *other,
+ bool varonleft)
+{
+ double selec;
+
+ if (HeapTupleIsValid(vardata->statsTuple))
+ {
+ Form_pg_statistic stats;
+ double ndistinct;
+ float4 *numbers;
+ int nnumbers;
+
+ stats = (Form_pg_statistic) GETSTRUCT(vardata->statsTuple);
+
+ /*
+ * Search is for a value that we do not know a priori, but we will
+ * assume it is not NULL. Estimate the selectivity as non-null
+ * fraction divided by number of distinct values, so that we get a
+ * result averaged over all possible values whether common or
+ * uncommon. (Essentially, we are assuming that the not-yet-known
+ * comparison value is equally likely to be any of the possible
+ * values, regardless of their frequency in the table. Is that a
+ * good idea?)
+ */
+ selec = 1.0 - stats->stanullfrac;
+ ndistinct = get_variable_numdistinct(vardata);
+ if (ndistinct > 1)
+ selec /= ndistinct;
+
+ /*
+ * Cross-check: selectivity should never be estimated as more than
+ * the most common value's.
+ */
+ if (get_attstatsslot(vardata->statsTuple,
+ vardata->atttype, vardata->atttypmod,
+ STATISTIC_KIND_MCV, InvalidOid,
+ NULL, NULL,
+ &numbers, &nnumbers))
+ {
+ if (nnumbers > 0 && selec > numbers[0])
+ selec = numbers[0];
+ free_attstatsslot(vardata->atttype, NULL, 0, numbers, nnumbers);
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ /*
+ * No ANALYZE stats available, so make a guess using estimated number
+ * of distinct values and assuming they are equally common. (The guess
+ * is unlikely to be very good, but we do know a few special cases.)
+ */
+ selec = 1.0 / get_variable_numdistinct(vardata);
+ }
/* result should be in range, but make sure... */
CLAMP_PROBABILITY(selec);
- PG_RETURN_FLOAT8((float8) selec);
+ return selec;
}
/*
*/
Oid eqopr = get_opfamily_member(opfamily, vartype, vartype,
BTEqualStrategyNumber);
- List *eqargs;
if (eqopr == InvalidOid)
elog(ERROR, "no = operator for opfamily %u", opfamily);
- eqargs = list_make2(variable, prefix);
- result = DatumGetFloat8(DirectFunctionCall4(eqsel,
- PointerGetDatum(root),
- ObjectIdGetDatum(eqopr),
- PointerGetDatum(eqargs),
- Int32GetDatum(varRelid)));
+ result = var_eq_const(&vardata, eqopr, prefix->constvalue,
+ false, true);
}
else
{
Oid cmpopr;
FmgrInfo opproc;
Const *greaterstrcon;
+ Selectivity eq_sel;
cmpopr = get_opfamily_member(opfamily, vartype, vartype,
BTGreaterEqualStrategyNumber);
if (prefixsel <= 0.0)
{
/* No histogram is present ... return a suitable default estimate */
- return 0.005;
+ return DEFAULT_MATCH_SEL;
}
/*-------
* "x < greaterstr".
*-------
*/
- cmpopr = get_opfamily_member(opfamily, vartype, vartype,
- BTLessStrategyNumber);
- if (cmpopr == InvalidOid)
- elog(ERROR, "no < operator for opfamily %u", opfamily);
- fmgr_info(get_opcode(cmpopr), &opproc);
-
greaterstrcon = make_greater_string(prefixcon, &opproc);
if (greaterstrcon)
{
Selectivity topsel;
+ cmpopr = get_opfamily_member(opfamily, vartype, vartype,
+ BTLessStrategyNumber);
+ if (cmpopr == InvalidOid)
+ elog(ERROR, "no < operator for opfamily %u", opfamily);
+ fmgr_info(get_opcode(cmpopr), &opproc);
+
topsel = ineq_histogram_selectivity(vardata, &opproc, false,
greaterstrcon->constvalue,
greaterstrcon->consttype);
* doesn't count those anyway.
*/
prefixsel = topsel + prefixsel - 1.0;
-
- /*
- * A zero or negative prefixsel should be converted into a small
- * positive value; we probably are dealing with a very tight range and
- * got a bogus result due to roundoff errors.
- */
- if (prefixsel <= 0.0)
- prefixsel = 1.0e-10;
}
+ /*
+ * If the prefix is long then the two bounding values might be too
+ * close together for the histogram to distinguish them usefully,
+ * resulting in a zero estimate (plus or minus roundoff error).
+ * To avoid returning a ridiculously small estimate, compute the
+ * estimated selectivity for "variable = 'foo'", and clamp to that.
+ * (Obviously, the resultant estimate should be at least that.)
+ *
+ * We apply this even if we couldn't make a greater string. That case
+ * suggests that the prefix is near the maximum possible, and thus
+ * probably off the end of the histogram, and thus we probably got a
+ * very small estimate from the >= condition; so we still need to clamp.
+ */
+ cmpopr = get_opfamily_member(opfamily, vartype, vartype,
+ BTEqualStrategyNumber);
+ if (cmpopr == InvalidOid)
+ elog(ERROR, "no = operator for opfamily %u", opfamily);
+ eq_sel = var_eq_const(vardata, cmpopr, prefixcon->constvalue,
+ false, true);
+
+ prefixsel = Max(prefixsel, eq_sel);
+
return prefixsel;
}
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