Dmitry Tkach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It now looks like a bug in the query planner to me - it seems that it > just doesn't consider indices with predicates for join plans... > I was looking at the source code, and it looks like pred_test() is > responsible for that.
Yup. I've applied the attached patch, which seems to solve the problem in CVS tip. I haven't tested it in the REL7_2 branch, but I believe it will work if you want to patch locally. regards, tom lane *** src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c.orig Fri Jun 21 14:17:33 2002 --- src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c Sat Jul 13 14:57:26 2002 *************** *** 35,40 **** --- 35,41 ---- #include "parser/parse_coerce.h" #include "parser/parse_expr.h" #include "parser/parse_oper.h" + #include "rewrite/rewriteManip.h" #include "utils/builtins.h" #include "utils/fmgroids.h" #include "utils/lsyscache.h" *************** *** 79,85 **** int indexkey, Oid opclass, Expr *clause, bool join); static bool pred_test(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list, ! List *joininfo_list); static bool pred_test_restrict_list(Expr *predicate, List *restrictinfo_list); static bool pred_test_recurse_clause(Expr *predicate, Node *clause); static bool pred_test_recurse_pred(Expr *predicate, Node *clause); --- 80,86 ---- int indexkey, Oid opclass, Expr *clause, bool join); static bool pred_test(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list, ! List *joininfo_list, int relvarno); static bool pred_test_restrict_list(Expr *predicate, List *restrictinfo_list); static bool pred_test_recurse_clause(Expr *predicate, Node *clause); static bool pred_test_recurse_pred(Expr *predicate, Node *clause); *************** *** 153,159 **** * predicate test. */ if (index->indpred != NIL) ! if (!pred_test(index->indpred, restrictinfo_list, joininfo_list)) continue; /* --- 154,161 ---- * predicate test. */ if (index->indpred != NIL) ! if (!pred_test(index->indpred, restrictinfo_list, joininfo_list, ! lfirsti(rel->relids))) continue; /* *************** *** 957,963 **** * to CNF format). --Nels, Jan '93 */ static bool ! pred_test(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list, List *joininfo_list) { List *pred; --- 959,966 ---- * to CNF format). --Nels, Jan '93 */ static bool ! pred_test(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list, List *joininfo_list, ! int relvarno) { List *pred; *************** *** 979,984 **** --- 982,999 ---- if (restrictinfo_list == NIL) return false; /* no restriction clauses: the test must * fail */ + + /* + * The predicate as stored in the index definition will use varno 1 + * for its Vars referencing the indexed relation. If the indexed + * relation isn't varno 1 in the query, we must adjust the predicate + * to make the Vars match, else equal() won't work. + */ + if (relvarno != 1) + { + predicate_list = copyObject(predicate_list); + ChangeVarNodes((Node *) predicate_list, 1, relvarno, 0); + } foreach(pred, predicate_list) { ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html