Thread: pgsql: Suppress unnecessary explicit sorting for EPQ mergejoin path

Suppress unnecessary explicit sorting for EPQ mergejoin path

When building a ForeignPath for a joinrel, if there's a possibility
that EvalPlanQual will be executed, we must identify a suitable path
for EPQ checks.  If the outer or inner path of the chosen path is a
ForeignPath representing a pushed-down join, we replace it with its
fdw_outerpath to ensure that the EPQ check path consists entirely of
local joins.

If the chosen path is a MergePath, and its outer or inner path is a
ForeignPath that is not already well enough ordered, the MergePath
will have non-NIL outersortkeys or innersortkeys indicating the
desired ordering to be created by an explicit Sort node.  If we then
replace the outer or inner path with its corresponding fdw_outerpath,
and that path is already sufficiently ordered, we end up in an
inconsistent state: the MergePath has non-NIL outersortkeys or
innersortkeys, and its input path is already properly ordered.  This
inconsistency can result in an Assert failure or the addition of a
redundant Sort node.

To fix, check if the new outer or inner path of a MergePath is already
properly sorted, and set its outersortkeys or innersortkeys to NIL if
so.

Bug: #18902
Reported-by: Nikita Kalinin <n.kalinin@postgrespro.ru>
Author: Richard Guo <guofenglinux@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Tender Wang <tndrwang@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/18902-71c1bed2b9f7c46f@postgresql.org

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/773db22269d474fab46d25e9e15b1e55252cf92c

Modified Files
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contrib/postgres_fdw/expected/postgres_fdw.out | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
contrib/postgres_fdw/sql/postgres_fdw.sql      |  5 ++
src/backend/foreign/foreign.c                  | 33 +++++++++++++
3 files changed, 102 insertions(+)