Yes, I accept
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:12 AM, Timour Katchaounov
<tim...@montyprogram.com> wrote:
> Mark,
>
>
>> The semantics are good for us. The potential overhead from the
>> implementation isn't a concern for our uses. What was the feedback
>> from the MPAB code review?
>
>
> I haven't submitted the code for review because there are few more
> small items to complete, however, the current solution was discussed
> with Monty and Igor, and we all came to an agreement that this is the
> best solution.
>
> Speaking of overhead, if the LIMIT_ROWS_EXAMINED is not present, then
> the overhead is an additional IF statement in
> handler::increment_statistics():
>
> inline void handler::increment_statistics(ulong SSV::*offset) const
> {
> status_var_increment(table->in_use->status_var.*offset);
> + if (table->in_use->examined_rows_limit_cnt < HA_POS_ERROR)
> + table->in_use->check_examined_rows_limit();
> }
>
> If the LIMIT_ROWS_EXAMINED clause is present, the overhead is this inline
> method:
>
> /**
> Check if the number of rows accessed by a statement exceeded
> LIMIT_ROWS_EXAMINED. If so, stop execution.
> */
> void check_examined_rows_limit()
> {
> if (++status_var.accessed_rows_and_keys > examined_rows_limit_cnt)
> {
> push_warning_printf(this, MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN,
> ER_QUERY_EXCEEDED_EXAMINED_ROWS_LIMIT,
> ER(ER_QUERY_EXCEEDED_EXAMINED_ROWS_LIMIT),
> status_var.accessed_rows_and_keys);
> killed= ABORT_QUERY;
> }
> }
>
> I believe this overhead for each handler call is negligible. If the overhead
> is measurable, then we could improve by making handler::increment_statistics
> a function pointer and choosing the right implementation before execution.
> This can easily be done if needed.
>
> Ok, so I will assume your reply means that you accept this approach, and
> will
> complete the feature ASAP.
>
>
> Timour
>
>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 7:37 AM, MARK CALLAGHAN<mdcal...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, will have feedback in a few days.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Timour Katchaounov
>>> <tim...@montyprogram.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Mark,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I want a variant of the LIMIT clause that limits the number of rows
>>>>> examined during SELECT processing. This should return OK when the
>>>>> limit is reached -- something like NESTED_LOOP_QUERY_LIMIT. While
>>>>> LIMIT can be LIMIT x and LIMIT x,y. This only supports one argument --
>>>>> LIMIT_ROWS_EXAMINED x. Are you interested in implementing this feature
>>>>> for me? We will sponsor the work. The purpose of the feature is to
>>>>> prevent queries from taking too long when there isn't a great index
>>>>> and many rows might be filtered.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After examining few alternatives, I implemented a pretty complete
>>>> prototype of LIMIT_ROWS_EXAMINED. Please have a look at the description
>>>> of the task here:
>>>> https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-28
>>>>
>>>> It is important to notice that the current implementation will stop
>>>> execution when LIMIT_ROWS_EXAMINED is reached irrespective of the
>>>> query execution strategies used (thus not only for JOINs, but also
>>>> writing/reading to temp tables, sorting, and single-table access methods
>>>> that scan too many rows). This approach also is future-proof with
>>>> respect to adding new query processing algorithms because the counting
>>>> is done at the handler level.
>>>>
>>>> The current approach is such, that it should be fairly easy to backport
>>>> the feature to almost any MariaDB/MySQL.
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if this is what you want. If so, then I will proceed
>>>> with the remaining polishing that is in the TODO list and will get an
>>>> internal review.
>>>>
>>>> You can also have a look at the small example in the comments below the
>>>> description to get a feeling what is the behavior.
>>>>
>>>> I can also send you a patch of the current version in case you want to
>>>> play with the feature before it is pushed.
>>>>
>>>> Timour
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Callaghan
>>> mdcal...@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
--
Mark Callaghan
mdcal...@gmail.com
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