Fix handling of NULL distances in KNN-GiST
In order to implement NULL LAST semantic GiST previously assumed distance to
the NULL value to be Inf. However, our distance functions can return Inf and
NaN for non-null values. In such cases, NULL LAST semantic appears to be
broken. This commit fixes that by introducing separate array of null flags for
distances.
Backpatch to all supported versions.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAPpHfdsNvNdA0DBS%2BwMpFrgwT6C3-q50sFVGLSiuWnV3FqOJuQ%40mail.gmail.com
Author: Alexander Korotkov
Backpatch-through: 9.4
Branch
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REL_11_STABLE
Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/d807200b4a73a100cb8f41ee2f3ff1e2507647b8
Modified Files
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src/backend/access/gist/gistget.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
src/backend/access/gist/gistscan.c | 25 +++++++++++--
src/include/access/gist_private.h | 26 +++++++++++--
3 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
