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From: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] simplify ndistinct
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:31 +0100

---
 src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c | 306 ++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 250 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
index f58840c877..3a9d16bcb8 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
@@ -3233,153 +3233,66 @@ matchingjoinsel(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 /*
  * Helper routine for estimate_num_groups: add an item to a list of
- * GroupVarInfos, but only if it's not known equal to any of the existing
+ * GroupExprInfos, but only if it's not known equal to any of the existing
  * entries.
  */
 typedef struct
 {
-	Node	   *var;			/* might be an expression, not just a Var */
+	Node	   *expr;			/* expression */
 	RelOptInfo *rel;			/* relation it belongs to */
 	double		ndistinct;		/* # distinct values */
-} GroupVarInfo;
+} GroupExprInfo;
 
 static List *
-add_unique_group_var(PlannerInfo *root, List *varinfos,
-					 Node *var, VariableStatData *vardata)
+add_unique_group_expr(PlannerInfo *root, List *exprinfos, Node *expr,
+					  VariableStatData *vardata)
 {
-	GroupVarInfo *varinfo;
+	GroupExprInfo *exprinfo;
 	double		ndistinct;
 	bool		isdefault;
 	ListCell   *lc;
 
 	ndistinct = get_variable_numdistinct(vardata, &isdefault);
 
-	foreach(lc, varinfos)
+	/* can't get both vars and vardata for the expression */
+	Assert(vardata);
+
+	foreach(lc, exprinfos)
 	{
-		varinfo = (GroupVarInfo *) lfirst(lc);
+		exprinfo = (GroupExprInfo *) lfirst(lc);
 
 		/* Drop exact duplicates */
-		if (equal(var, varinfo->var))
-			return varinfos;
+		if (equal(expr, exprinfo->expr))
+			return exprinfos;
 
 		/*
 		 * Drop known-equal vars, but only if they belong to different
 		 * relations (see comments for estimate_num_groups)
 		 */
-		if (vardata->rel != varinfo->rel &&
-			exprs_known_equal(root, var, varinfo->var))
+		if (vardata->rel != exprinfo->rel &&
+			exprs_known_equal(root, expr, exprinfo->expr))
 		{
-			if (varinfo->ndistinct <= ndistinct)
+			if (exprinfo->ndistinct <= ndistinct)
 			{
 				/* Keep older item, forget new one */
-				return varinfos;
+				return exprinfos;
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				/* Delete the older item */
-				varinfos = foreach_delete_current(varinfos, lc);
+				exprinfos = foreach_delete_current(exprinfos, lc);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	varinfo = (GroupVarInfo *) palloc(sizeof(GroupVarInfo));
-
-	varinfo->var = var;
-	varinfo->rel = vardata->rel;
-	varinfo->ndistinct = ndistinct;
-	varinfos = lappend(varinfos, varinfo);
-	return varinfos;
-}
-
-/*
- * Helper routine for estimate_num_groups: add an item to a list of
- * GroupExprInfos, but only if it's not known equal to any of the existing
- * entries.
- */
-typedef struct
-{
-	Node	   *expr;			/* expression */
-	RelOptInfo *rel;			/* relation it belongs to */
-	List	   *varinfos;		/* info for variables in this expression */
-} GroupExprInfo;
-
-static List *
-add_unique_group_expr(PlannerInfo *root, List *exprinfos, Node *expr,
-					  List *vars, VariableStatData *vardata)
-{
-	GroupExprInfo *exprinfo;
-	ListCell   *lc;
-
-	/* can't get both vars and vardata for the expression */
-	Assert(!(vars && vardata));
-
-	foreach(lc, exprinfos)
-	{
-		exprinfo = (GroupExprInfo *) lfirst(lc);
-
-		/* Drop exact duplicates */
-		if (equal(expr, exprinfo->expr))
-			return exprinfos;
-	}
-
 	exprinfo = (GroupExprInfo *) palloc(sizeof(GroupExprInfo));
 
 	exprinfo->expr = expr;
-	exprinfo->varinfos = NIL;
-
-	/*
-	 * If we already have a valid vardata, then we can just grab relation
-	 * from it. Otherwise we need to inspect the provided vars.
-	 */
-	if (vardata)
-		exprinfo->rel = vardata->rel;
-	else
-	{
-		Bitmapset  *varnos;
-		Index		varno;
-
-		/*
-		 * Extract varno from the supplied vars.
-		 *
-		 * Expressions with vars from multiple relations should never get
-		 * here, thanks to the BMS_SINGLETON check in estimate_num_groups.
-		 * That is important e.g. for PlaceHolderVars, which might have
-		 * multiple varnos in the expression.
-		 */
-		varnos = pull_varnos(root, (Node *) expr);
-		Assert(bms_num_members(varnos) == 1);
-
-		varno = bms_singleton_member(varnos);
-		exprinfo->rel = root->simple_rel_array[varno];
-	}
+	exprinfo->ndistinct = ndistinct;
+	exprinfo->rel = vardata->rel;
 
 	Assert(exprinfo->rel);
 
-	/* Track vars for this expression. */
-	foreach(lc, vars)
-	{
-		VariableStatData tmp;
-		Node	   *var = (Node *) lfirst(lc);
-
-		/* can we get no vardata for the variable? */
-		examine_variable(root, var, 0, &tmp);
-
-		exprinfo->varinfos
-			= add_unique_group_var(root, exprinfo->varinfos, var, &tmp);
-
-		ReleaseVariableStats(tmp);
-	}
-
-	/* without a list of variables, use the expression itself */
-	if (vars == NIL)
-	{
-		Assert(vardata);
-
-		exprinfo->varinfos
-			= add_unique_group_var(root, exprinfo->varinfos,
-								   expr, vardata);
-	}
-
 	return lappend(exprinfos, exprinfo);
 }
 
@@ -3535,8 +3448,7 @@ estimate_num_groups(PlannerInfo *root, List *groupExprs, double input_rows,
 		if (HeapTupleIsValid(vardata.statsTuple) || vardata.isunique)
 		{
 			exprinfos = add_unique_group_expr(root, exprinfos,
-											  groupexpr, NIL,
-											  &vardata);
+											  groupexpr, &vardata);
 
 			ReleaseVariableStats(vardata);
 			continue;
@@ -3575,8 +3487,7 @@ estimate_num_groups(PlannerInfo *root, List *groupExprs, double input_rows,
 			Node	   *var = (Node *) lfirst(l2);
 
 			examine_variable(root, var, 0, &vardata);
-			exprinfos = add_unique_group_expr(root, exprinfos, var, NIL,
-											  &vardata);
+			exprinfos = add_unique_group_expr(root, exprinfos, var, &vardata);
 			ReleaseVariableStats(vardata);
 		}
 	}
@@ -3666,18 +3577,12 @@ estimate_num_groups(PlannerInfo *root, List *groupExprs, double input_rows,
 			{
 				foreach(l, relexprinfos)
 				{
-					ListCell   *lc;
 					GroupExprInfo *exprinfo2 = (GroupExprInfo *) lfirst(l);
 
-					foreach(lc, exprinfo2->varinfos)
-					{
-						GroupVarInfo *varinfo2 = (GroupVarInfo *) lfirst(lc);
-
-						reldistinct *= varinfo2->ndistinct;
-						if (relmaxndistinct < varinfo2->ndistinct)
-							relmaxndistinct = varinfo2->ndistinct;
-						relvarcount++;
-					}
+					reldistinct *= exprinfo2->ndistinct;
+					if (relmaxndistinct < exprinfo2->ndistinct)
+						relmaxndistinct = exprinfo2->ndistinct;
+					relvarcount++;
 				}
 
 				/* we're done with this relation */
@@ -4036,7 +3941,6 @@ estimate_multivariate_ndistinct(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
 			ListCell   *lc3;
 			GroupExprInfo *exprinfo = (GroupExprInfo *) lfirst(lc2);
 			AttrNumber	attnum;
-			bool		found = false;
 
 			Assert(exprinfo->rel == rel);
 
@@ -4067,38 +3971,9 @@ estimate_multivariate_ndistinct(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
 				if (equal(exprinfo->expr, expr))
 				{
 					nshared_exprs++;
-					found = true;
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-
-			/*
-			 * If it's a complex expression, and we have found it in the
-			 * statistics object, we're done. Otherwise try to match the
-			 * varinfos we've extracted from the expression. That way we can
-			 * do at least some estimation.
-			 */
-			if (found)
-				continue;
-
-			/* Inspect the individual Vars extracted from the expression. */
-			foreach(lc3, exprinfo->varinfos)
-			{
-				GroupVarInfo *varinfo = (GroupVarInfo *) lfirst(lc3);
-
-				if (IsA(varinfo->var, Var))
-				{
-					attnum = ((Var *) varinfo->var)->varattno;
-
-					if (!AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum))
-						continue;
-
-					if (bms_is_member(attnum, info->keys))
-						nshared_vars++;
-				}
-
-				/* XXX What if it's not a Var? Probably can't do much. */
-			}
 		}
 
 		if (nshared_vars + nshared_exprs < 2)
@@ -4161,55 +4036,46 @@ estimate_multivariate_ndistinct(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
 
 			GroupExprInfo *exprinfo = (GroupExprInfo *) lfirst(lc2);
 
-			/* expression - see if it's in the statistics */
-			idx = 0;
-			foreach(lc3, matched_info->exprs)
+			/*
+			 * Process a simple Var expression, by matching it to keys
+			 * directly. If there's a matchine expression, we'll try
+			 * matching it later.
+			 */
+			if (IsA(exprinfo->expr, Var))
 			{
-				Node	   *expr = (Node *) lfirst(lc3);
+				AttrNumber	attnum = ((Var *) exprinfo->expr)->varattno;
 
-				if (equal(exprinfo->expr, expr))
-				{
-					AttrNumber	attnum = -(idx + 1);
+				/*
+				 * Ignore expressions on system attributes. Can't rely on
+				 * the bms check for negative values.
+				 */
+				if (!AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum))
+					continue;
 
-					attnum = attnum + attnum_offset;
+				/* Is the variable covered by the statistics? */
+				if (!bms_is_member(attnum, matched_info->keys))
+					continue;
 
-					/* ensure sufficient offset */
-					Assert(AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum));
+				attnum = attnum + attnum_offset;
 
-					matched = bms_add_member(matched, attnum);
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
+				/* ensure sufficient offset */
+				Assert(AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum));
 
-				idx++;
+				matched = bms_add_member(matched, attnum);
 			}
 
 			if (found)
 				continue;
 
-			/*
-			 * Process the varinfos (this also handles regular attributes,
-			 * which have a GroupExprInfo with one varinfo.
-			 */
-			foreach(lc3, exprinfo->varinfos)
+			/* expression - see if it's in the statistics */
+			idx = 0;
+			foreach(lc3, matched_info->exprs)
 			{
-				GroupVarInfo *varinfo = (GroupVarInfo *) lfirst(lc3);
+				Node	   *expr = (Node *) lfirst(lc3);
 
-				/* simple Var, search in statistics keys directly */
-				if (IsA(varinfo->var, Var))
+				if (equal(exprinfo->expr, expr))
 				{
-					AttrNumber	attnum = ((Var *) varinfo->var)->varattno;
-
-					/*
-					 * Ignore expressions on system attributes. Can't rely on
-					 * the bms check for negative values.
-					 */
-					if (!AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum))
-						continue;
-
-					/* Is the variable covered by the statistics? */
-					if (!bms_is_member(attnum, matched_info->keys))
-						continue;
+					AttrNumber	attnum = -(idx + 1);
 
 					attnum = attnum + attnum_offset;
 
@@ -4217,7 +4083,10 @@ estimate_multivariate_ndistinct(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
 					Assert(AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum));
 
 					matched = bms_add_member(matched, attnum);
+					break;
 				}
+
+				idx++;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -4269,7 +4138,6 @@ estimate_multivariate_ndistinct(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
 			GroupExprInfo *exprinfo = (GroupExprInfo *) lfirst(lc);
 			ListCell   *lc3;
 			bool		found = false;
-			List	   *varinfos;
 
 			/*
 			 * Let's look at plain variables first, because it's the most
@@ -4327,69 +4195,7 @@ estimate_multivariate_ndistinct(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel,
 			if (found)
 				continue;
 
-			/*
-			 * Look at the varinfo parts and filter the matched ones. This is
-			 * quite similar to processing of plain Vars above (the logic
-			 * evaluating them).
-			 *
-			 * XXX Maybe just removing the Var is not sufficient, and we
-			 * should "explode" the current GroupExprInfo into one element for
-			 * each Var? Consider for examle grouping by
-			 *
-			 * a, b, (a+c), d
-			 *
-			 * with extended stats on [a,b] and [(a+c), d]. If we apply the
-			 * [a,b] first, it will remove "a" from the (a+c) item, but then
-			 * we will estimate the whole expression again when applying
-			 * [(a+c), d]. But maybe it's better than failing to match the
-			 * second statistics?
-			 */
-			varinfos = NIL;
-			foreach(lc3, exprinfo->varinfos)
-			{
-				GroupVarInfo *varinfo = (GroupVarInfo *) lfirst(lc3);
-				Var		   *var = (Var *) varinfo->var;
-				AttrNumber	attnum;
-
-				/*
-				 * Could get expressions, not just plain Vars here. But we
-				 * don't know what to do about those, so just keep them.
-				 *
-				 * XXX Maybe we could inspect them recursively, somehow?
-				 */
-				if (!IsA(varinfo->var, Var))
-				{
-					varinfos = lappend(varinfos, varinfo);
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				attnum = var->varattno;
-
-				/*
-				 * If it's a system attribute, we have to keep it. We don't
-				 * support extended statistics on system attributes, so it's
-				 * clearly not matched. Just add the varinfo and continue.
-				 */
-				if (!AttrNumberIsForUserDefinedAttr(attnum))
-				{
-					varinfos = lappend(varinfos, varinfo);
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				/* it's a user attribute, apply the same offset as above */
-				attnum += attnum_offset;
-
-				/* if it's not matched, keep the exprinfo */
-				if (!bms_is_member(attnum, matched))
-					varinfos = lappend(varinfos, varinfo);
-			}
-
-			/* remember the recalculated (filtered) list of varinfos */
-			exprinfo->varinfos = varinfos;
-
-			/* if there are no remaining varinfos for the item, skip it */
-			if (varinfos)
-				newlist = lappend(newlist, exprinfo);
+			newlist = lappend(newlist, exprinfo);
 		}
 
 		*exprinfos = newlist;
-- 
2.30.2


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