#
# MDEV-30660 COUNT DISTINCT seems unnecessarily slow when run on a PK
# set @save_optimizer_trace = @@optimizer_trace; SET optimizer_trace='enabled=on';
CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, b INT NOT NULL);
INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,1), (2,1), (3,1);
# Optimization is applied (aggregator=simple):
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a) FROM t1;
COUNT(DISTINCT a) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT AVG(DISTINCT a), SUM(DISTINCT b) FROM t1;
AVG(DISTINCT a) SUM(DISTINCT b) 2.00001
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "avg(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
},
{ "function": "sum(distinct t1.b)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
# Only `a` is unique but it's enough to eliminate DISTINCT:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT b, a) FROM t1;
COUNT(DISTINCT b, a) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.b,t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a, a + b) FROM t1;
COUNT(DISTINCT a, a + b) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a,t1.a + t1.b)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT SUM(DISTINCT a), AVG(DISTINCT a), COUNT(DISTINCT a) FROM t1 WHERE a > 1;
SUM(DISTINCT a) AVG(DISTINCT a) COUNT(DISTINCT a) 52.50002
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "sum(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
},
{ "function": "avg(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
},
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
# Optimization is not applied 'cause function argument is not a field
# (aggregator=distinct):
SELECT SUM(DISTINCT a + b) FROM t1;
SUM(DISTINCT a + b) 9
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "sum(distinct t1.a + t1.b)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT b) FROM t1;
COUNT(DISTINCT b) 1
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.b)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
SELECT AVG(DISTINCT b / a) FROM t1;
AVG(DISTINCT b / a) 0.61110000
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "avg(distinct t1.b / t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
EXPLAIN SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT (SELECT a)) FROM t1;
id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 PRIMARY t1 index NULL PRIMARY 4 NULL 3 Using index 2 DEPENDENT SUBQUERY NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL No tables used
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct (/* select#2 */ select t1.a))", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
CREATE TABLE t2 (a INT);
INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1), (2);
# Optimization is not applied 'cause there is more than one table
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT t1.a) FROM t1, t2;
COUNT(DISTINCT t1.a) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
SELECT AVG(DISTINCT t1.a) FROM t1, t2;
AVG(DISTINCT t1.a) 2.0000
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "avg(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
# Const tables, optimization is applied
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a) FROM t1, (SELECT 1) AS t2;
COUNT(DISTINCT a) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT AVG(DISTINCT t1.a) FROM (SELECT 1 AS a) AS t2, t1, (SELECT 2 AS a) AS t3;
AVG(DISTINCT t1.a) 2.0000
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "avg(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a) FROM t1, (SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2) AS t2;
COUNT(DISTINCT a) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
# Unique index on two columns
CREATE TABLE t3 (a INT NOT NULL, b INT NOT NULL);
INSERT INTO t3 VALUES (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (2,1), (2,2), (3,1), (3,2);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX t3_a_b ON t3 (a, b);
# Optimization is applied:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a, b) FROM t3;
COUNT(DISTINCT a, b) 7
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t3.a,t3.b)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT b, a) FROM t3;
COUNT(DISTINCT b, a) 7
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t3.b,t3.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT b, a) FROM t3 WHERE a < 3;
COUNT(DISTINCT b, a) 5
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t3.b,t3.a)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
# Optimization is applied to one of the functions:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT b), SUM(DISTINCT a), SUM(DISTINCT a + b) FROM t3 GROUP BY a;
COUNT(DISTINCT b) SUM(DISTINCT a) SUM(DISTINCT a + b) 319 227 239
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t3.b)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
},
{ "function": "sum(distinct t3.a)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
},
{ "function": "sum(distinct t3.a + t3.b)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
# Can't apply optimization 'cause GROUP BY argument is not a field:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT b) FROM t3 GROUP BY a+b;
COUNT(DISTINCT b) 1 2 3 1
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t3.b)", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
# Test merged view
CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT * FROM t1;
# Optimization is applied
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a, b) FROM v1;
COUNT(DISTINCT a, b) 3
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "count(distinct t1.a,t1.b)", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
# GROUP_CONCAT implements non-standard distinct aggregator
SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(b) FROM t1;
GROUP_CONCAT(b) 1,1,1
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "group_concat(t1.b separator ',')", "aggregator_type": "simple"
}
]
SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(DISTINCT b) FROM t1;
GROUP_CONCAT(DISTINCT b) 1
SELECT JSON_DETAILED(JSON_EXTRACT(trace, '$**.prepare_sum_aggregators')) AS JS
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
JS
[
{ "function": "group_concat(distinct t1.b separator ',')", "aggregator_type": "distinct"
}
]
DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3;
DROP VIEW v1; SET optimizer_trace = @save_optimizer_trace;
#
# end of 10.5 tests
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