/*------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * geqo_eval.c * Routines to evaluate query trees * * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2011, PostgreSQL Global Development Group * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California * * src/backend/optimizer/geqo/geqo_eval.c * *------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* contributed by: =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= * Martin Utesch * Institute of Automatic Control * = = University of Mining and Technology = * utesch@aut.tu-freiberg.de * Freiberg, Germany * =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= */ #include "postgres.h" #include #include #include #include "optimizer/geqo.h" #include "optimizer/joininfo.h" #include "optimizer/pathnode.h" #include "optimizer/paths.h" #include "utils/memutils.h" /* A "clump" of already-joined relations within gimme_tree */ typedef struct { RelOptInfo *joinrel; /* joinrel for the set of relations */ int size; /* number of input relations in clump */ } Clump; static List *merge_clump(PlannerInfo *root, List *clumps, Clump *new_clump, bool force); static bool desirable_join(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *outer_rel, RelOptInfo *inner_rel); /* * geqo_eval * * Returns cost of a query tree as an individual of the population. */ Cost geqo_eval(PlannerInfo *root, Gene *tour, int num_gene) { MemoryContext mycontext; MemoryContext oldcxt; RelOptInfo *joinrel; Cost fitness; int savelength; struct HTAB *savehash; /* * Create a private memory context that will hold all temp storage * allocated inside gimme_tree(). * * Since geqo_eval() will be called many times, we can't afford to let all * that memory go unreclaimed until end of statement. Note we make the * temp context a child of the planner's normal context, so that it will * be freed even if we abort via ereport(ERROR). */ mycontext = AllocSetContextCreate(CurrentMemoryContext, "GEQO", ALLOCSET_DEFAULT_MINSIZE, ALLOCSET_DEFAULT_INITSIZE, ALLOCSET_DEFAULT_MAXSIZE); oldcxt = MemoryContextSwitchTo(mycontext); /* * gimme_tree will add entries to root->join_rel_list, which may or may * not already contain some entries. The newly added entries will be * recycled by the MemoryContextDelete below, so we must ensure that the * list is restored to its former state before exiting. We can do this by * truncating the list to its original length. NOTE this assumes that any * added entries are appended at the end! * * We also must take care not to mess up the outer join_rel_hash, if there * is one. We can do this by just temporarily setting the link to NULL. * (If we are dealing with enough join rels, which we very likely are, a * new hash table will get built and used locally.) * * join_rel_level[] shouldn't be in use, so just Assert it isn't. */ savelength = list_length(root->join_rel_list); savehash = root->join_rel_hash; Assert(root->join_rel_level == NULL); root->join_rel_hash = NULL; /* construct the best path for the given combination of relations */ joinrel = gimme_tree(root, tour, num_gene); /* * compute fitness * * XXX geqo does not currently support optimization for partial result * retrieval --- how to fix? */ fitness = joinrel->cheapest_total_path->total_cost; /* * Restore join_rel_list to its former state, and put back original * hashtable if any. */ root->join_rel_list = list_truncate(root->join_rel_list, savelength); root->join_rel_hash = savehash; /* release all the memory acquired within gimme_tree */ MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcxt); MemoryContextDelete(mycontext); return fitness; } /* * gimme_tree * Form planner estimates for a join tree constructed in the specified * order. * * 'tour' is the proposed join order, of length 'num_gene' * * Returns a new join relation whose cheapest path is the best plan for * this join order. * * The original implementation of this routine always joined in the specified * order, and so could only build left-sided plans (and right-sided and * mixtures, as a byproduct of the fact that make_join_rel() is symmetric). * It could never produce a "bushy" plan. This had a couple of big problems, * of which the worst was that there are situations involving join order * restrictions where the only valid plans are bushy. * * The present implementation takes the given tour as a guideline, but * postpones joins that are illegal or seem unsuitable according to some * heuristic rules. This allows correct bushy plans to be generated at need, * and as a nice side-effect it seems to materially improve the quality of the * generated plans. */ RelOptInfo * gimme_tree(PlannerInfo *root, Gene *tour, int num_gene) { GeqoPrivateData *private = (GeqoPrivateData *) root->join_search_private; List *clumps; int rel_count; /* * Sometimes, a relation can't yet be joined to others due to heuristics * or actual semantic restrictions. We maintain a list of "clumps" of * successfully joined relations, with larger clumps at the front. Each * new relation from the tour is added to the first clump it can be joined * to; if there is none then it becomes a new clump of its own. When we * enlarge an existing clump we check to see if it can now be merged with * any other clumps. After the tour is all scanned, we forget about the * heuristics and try to forcibly join any remaining clumps. Some forced * joins might still fail due to semantics, but we should always be able * to find some join order that works. */ clumps = NIL; for (rel_count = 0; rel_count < num_gene; rel_count++) { int cur_rel_index; RelOptInfo *cur_rel; Clump *cur_clump; /* Get the next input relation */ cur_rel_index = (int) tour[rel_count]; cur_rel = (RelOptInfo *) list_nth(private->initial_rels, cur_rel_index - 1); /* Make it into a single-rel clump */ cur_clump = (Clump *) palloc(sizeof(Clump)); cur_clump->joinrel = cur_rel; cur_clump->size = 1; /* Merge it into the clumps list, using only desirable joins */ clumps = merge_clump(root, clumps, cur_clump, false); } if (list_length(clumps) > 1) { /* Force-join the remaining clumps in some legal order */ List *fclumps; ListCell *lc; fclumps = NIL; foreach(lc, clumps) { Clump *clump = (Clump *) lfirst(lc); fclumps = merge_clump(root, fclumps, clump, true); } clumps = fclumps; } /* Did we succeed in forming a single join relation? */ if (list_length(clumps) != 1) elog(ERROR, "failed to join all relations together"); return ((Clump *) linitial(clumps))->joinrel; } /* * Merge a "clump" into the list of existing clumps for gimme_tree. * * We try to merge the clump into some existing clump, and repeat if * successful. When no more merging is possible, insert the clump * into the list, preserving the list ordering rule (namely, that * clumps of larger size appear earlier). * * If force is true, merge anywhere a join is legal, even if it causes * a cartesian join to be performed. When force is false, do only * "desirable" joins. */ static List * merge_clump(PlannerInfo *root, List *clumps, Clump *new_clump, bool force) { ListCell *prev; ListCell *lc; /* Look for a clump that new_clump can join to */ prev = NULL; foreach(lc, clumps) { Clump *old_clump = (Clump *) lfirst(lc); if (force || desirable_join(root, old_clump->joinrel, new_clump->joinrel)) { RelOptInfo *joinrel; /* * Construct a RelOptInfo representing the join of these two input * relations. Note that we expect the joinrel not to exist in * root->join_rel_list yet, and so the paths constructed for it * will only include the ones we want. */ joinrel = make_join_rel(root, old_clump->joinrel, new_clump->joinrel); /* Keep searching if join order is not valid */ if (joinrel) { /* Find and save the cheapest paths for this joinrel */ set_cheapest(joinrel); /* Absorb new clump into old */ old_clump->joinrel = joinrel; old_clump->size += new_clump->size; pfree(new_clump); /* Remove old_clump from list */ clumps = list_delete_cell(clumps, lc, prev); /* * Recursively try to merge the enlarged old_clump with * others. When no further merge is possible, we'll reinsert * it into the list. */ return merge_clump(root, clumps, old_clump, force); } } prev = lc; } /* * No merging is possible, so add new_clump as an independent clump, in * proper order according to size. We can be fast for the common case * where it has size 1 --- it should always go at the end. */ if (clumps == NIL || new_clump->size == 1) return lappend(clumps, new_clump); /* Check if it belongs at the front */ lc = list_head(clumps); if (new_clump->size > ((Clump *) lfirst(lc))->size) return lcons(new_clump, clumps); /* Else search for the place to insert it */ for (;;) { ListCell *nxt = lnext(lc); if (nxt == NULL || new_clump->size > ((Clump *) lfirst(nxt))->size) break; /* it belongs after 'lc', before 'nxt' */ lc = nxt; } lappend_cell(clumps, lc, new_clump); return clumps; } /* * Heuristics for gimme_tree: do we want to join these two relations? */ static bool desirable_join(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *outer_rel, RelOptInfo *inner_rel) { /* * Join if there is an applicable join clause, or if there is a join order * restriction forcing these rels to be joined. */ if (have_relevant_joinclause(root, outer_rel, inner_rel) || have_join_order_restriction(root, outer_rel, inner_rel)) return true; /* Otherwise postpone the join till later. */ return false; }