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commit    cb7b7ec7a1c6d8933b7e731be2dd101080822cf8
Author:   Richard Guo <rguo@postgresql.org>
Date:     Wed Dec 24 09:00:02 2025 +0000

    Optimize ROW(...) IS [NOT] NULL using non-nullable fields
    
    We break ROW(...) IS [NOT] NULL into separate tests on its component
    fields.  During this breakdown, we can improve efficiency by utilizing
    expr_is_nonnullable() to detect fields that are provably non-nullable.
    
    If a component field is proven non-nullable, it affects the outcome
    based on the test type.  For an IS NULL test, a single non-nullable
    field refutes the whole NullTest, reducing it to constant FALSE.  For
    an IS NOT NULL test, the check for that specific field is guaranteed
    to succeed, so we can discard it from the list of component tests.
    
    This extends the existing optimization logic, which previously only
    handled Const fields, to support any expression that can be proven
    non-nullable.
    
    In passing, update the existing constant folding of NullTests to use
    expr_is_nonnullable() instead of var_is_nonnullable(), enabling it to
    benefit from future improvements to that function.
    
    Author: Richard Guo <guofenglinux@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-by: Tender Wang <tndrwang@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-by: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari@ilmari.org>
    Reviewed-by: David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-by: Matheus Alcantara <matheusssilv97@gmail.com>
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAMbWs49UhPBjm+NRpxerjaeuFKyUZJ_AjM3NBcSYK2JgZ6VTEQ@mail.gmail.com


src/backend/optimizer/util/clauses.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/clauses.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/clauses.c index ac21057ba51..eaeadcbcc51 100644 --- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/clauses.c +++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/clauses.c @@ -3528,6 +3528,20 @@ eval_const_expressions_mutator(Node *node, continue; } + /* + * A proven non-nullable field refutes the whole + * NullTest if the test is IS NULL; else we can + * discard it. + */ + if (relem && + expr_is_nonnullable(context->root, (Expr *) relem, + false)) + { + if (ntest->nulltesttype == IS_NULL) + return makeBoolConst(false, false); + continue; + } + /* * Else, make a scalar (argisrow == false) NullTest * for this field. Scalar semantics are required @@ -3572,30 +3586,27 @@ eval_const_expressions_mutator(Node *node, return makeBoolConst(result, false); } - if (!ntest->argisrow && arg && IsA(arg, Var) && context->root) + if (!ntest->argisrow && arg && + expr_is_nonnullable(context->root, (Expr *) arg, false)) { - Var *varg = (Var *) arg; bool result; - if (var_is_nonnullable(context->root, varg, false)) + switch (ntest->nulltesttype) { - switch (ntest->nulltesttype) - { - case IS_NULL: - result = false; - break; - case IS_NOT_NULL: - result = true; - break; - default: - elog(ERROR, "unrecognized nulltesttype: %d", - (int) ntest->nulltesttype); - result = false; /* keep compiler quiet */ - break; - } - - return makeBoolConst(result, false); + case IS_NULL: + result = false; + break; + case IS_NOT_NULL: + result = true; + break; + default: + elog(ERROR, "unrecognized nulltesttype: %d", + (int) ntest->nulltesttype); + result = false; /* keep compiler quiet */ + break; } + + return makeBoolConst(result, false); } newntest = makeNode(NullTest); [parent: 10c4fe074a92]