BUG #19535: Splitting window input targets can break same-level SRF lockstep semantics

From: PG Bug reporting form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: imchifan(at)163(dot)com
Subject: BUG #19535: Splitting window input targets can break same-level SRF lockstep semantics
Date: 2026-06-24 14:46:21
Message-ID: 19535-376081d7cc07c86d@postgresql.org
Views: Whole Thread | Raw Message | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-bugs

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 19535
Logged by: Qifan Liu
Email address: imchifan(at)163(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 18.4
Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04 x86-64, docker image postgres:18.4
Description:

## PoC

```sql
WITH source AS (
SELECT row_number() OVER (
PARTITION BY generate_series(1, 2)
ORDER BY generate_series(1, 2)
) AS rn,
generate_series(1, 2) AS g1,
generate_series(11, 12) AS g2
)
SELECT *
FROM source
ORDER BY rn, g1, g2;

WITH s AS (
SELECT generate_series(1, 2) AS g1,
generate_series(11, 12) AS g2
)
SELECT 1::bigint AS rn, g1, g2
FROM s
ORDER BY rn, g1, g2;

EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF)
WITH source AS (
SELECT row_number() OVER (
PARTITION BY generate_series(1, 2)
ORDER BY generate_series(1, 2)
) AS rn,
generate_series(1, 2) AS g1,
generate_series(11, 12) AS g2
)
SELECT *
FROM source
ORDER BY rn, g1, g2;
```

## Expected Behavior

The two same-level SRFs should run in lockstep, yielding:

```text
1 | 1 | 11
1 | 2 | 12
```

## Actual Behavior

The query returns four rows instead of two:

```text
1 | 1 | 11
1 | 1 | 12
1 | 2 | 11
1 | 2 | 12
```

The plan shows one `ProjectSet` below `WindowAgg` and another above it,
which breaks same-level SRF lockstep semantics.

Browse pgsql-bugs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2026-06-24 14:57:58 Re: BUG #19483: pg_upgrade fails with orphan records in pg_init_priv catalog table
Previous Message PG Bug reporting form 2026-06-24 14:45:18 BUG #19534: Qual pushdown across a window subquery is unsafe with nondeterministic partition collations