RE: Performance problem (outer join + view + non-strict functions)‏

Ah yes, I see the problem. I see that it is also going to be a problem where I have used CASE..WHEN in the select list of views :-(

Naively, couldn't the subquery be pulled up if any non-nullable columns from the right table t2 were automatically wrapped in a simple function which returned NULL when the table row isn't matched (eg. when t2.ctid is NULL)? I'm a complete newbie to Postgres, so I have no idea if this is really possible or how hard it would be to implement in practice.

Dean.

>> I am having performance problems running a number of queries
>> involving views based on non-strict functions. I have reproduced the
>> problem with the simple test-case below which shows how the query plan
>> is different depending on whether the view uses strict or non-strict
>> functions (even though those columns do not appear in the WHERE
>> clause).
>
> Subqueries that produce non-nullable output columns can't be pulled up
> underneath the nullable side of an outer join, because their output
> values wouldn't go to NULL properly when expanding an unmatched row
> from the other side of the join (see has_nullable_targetlist in
> prepjointree.c). In this context that means that we can't recognize
> the option of using a inner indexscan for the table within the subquery.
>
> I have some vague ideas about how to eliminate that restriction,
> but don't hold your breath. At the earliest it might happen in 8.4.
>
> regards, tom lane
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