From: Richard Guo <rguo@postgresql.org>
To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: pgsql: Treat JsonConstructorExpr as non-strict
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:44:40 +0000
Message-ID: <E1uySEq-000z3u-03@gemulon.postgresql.org> (raw)
Treat JsonConstructorExpr as non-strict
JsonConstructorExpr can produce non-NULL output with a NULL input, so
it should be treated as a non-strict construct. Failing to do so can
lead to incorrect query behavior.
For example, in the reported case, when pulling up a subquery that is
under an outer join, if the subquery's target list contains a
JsonConstructorExpr that uses subquery variables and it is mistakenly
treated as strict, it will be pulled up without being wrapped in a
PlaceHolderVar. As a result, the expression will be evaluated at the
wrong place and will not be forced to null when the outer join should
do so.
Back-patch to v16 where JsonConstructorExpr was introduced.
Bug: #19046
Reported-by: Runyuan He <runyuan@berkeley.edu>
Author: Tender Wang <tndrwang@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Richard Guo <guofenglinux@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/19046-765b6602b0a8cfdf@postgresql.org
Backpatch-through: 16
Branch
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REL_18_STABLE
Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/d29a3f4b46a043323dd5f39e9b97f1aaabbbec87
Modified Files
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src/backend/optimizer/util/clauses.c | 2 ++
src/test/regress/expected/subselect.out | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/test/regress/sql/subselect.sql | 17 +++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
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