pgsql: Remove redundant restriction checks in apply_child_basequals

From: Richard Guo <rguo(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Remove redundant restriction checks in apply_child_basequals
Date: 2026-03-04 01:59:30
Message-ID: E1vxbWM-002GvH-20@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Remove redundant restriction checks in apply_child_basequals

In apply_child_basequals, after translating a parent relation's
restriction quals for a child relation, we simplify each child qual by
calling eval_const_expressions. Historically, the code then called
restriction_is_always_false and restriction_is_always_true to reduce
NullTest quals that are provably false or true.

However, since commit e2debb643, the planner natively performs
NullTest deduction during constant folding. Therefore, calling
restriction_is_always_false and restriction_is_always_true immediately
afterward is redundant and wastes CPU cycles. We can safely remove
them and simply rely on the constant folding to handle the deduction.

Author: Richard Guo <guofenglinux(at)gmail(dot)com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAMbWs4-vLmGXaUEZyOMacN0BVfqWCt2tM-eDVWdDfJnOQaauGg@mail.gmail.com

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/1f4f87d79436cd04d549b3ad0a141a7a3adca28c

Modified Files
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src/backend/optimizer/util/inherit.c | 12 ++----------
src/backend/optimizer/util/relnode.c | 26 +++++++++++---------------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

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