In predtest.c, install a limit on the number of branches we will process in
authorTom Lane <[email protected]>
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:08:55 +0000 (23:08 +0000)
committerTom Lane <[email protected]>
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:08:55 +0000 (23:08 +0000)
AND, OR, or equivalent clauses: if there are too many (more than 100) just
exit without proving anything.  This ensures that we don't spend O(N^2) time
trying (and most likely failing) to prove anything about very long IN lists
and similar cases.

Also, install a couple of CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS calls to ensure that a long
proof attempt can be interrupted.

Per gripe from Sergey Konoplev.

Back-patch the whole patch to 8.2 and just the CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS addition
to 8.1.  (The rest of the patch doesn't apply cleanly, and since 8.1 doesn't
show the complained-of behavior anyway, it doesn't seem necessary to work
hard on it.)

src/backend/optimizer/util/predtest.c [new file with mode: 0644]

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+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * predtest.c
+ *       Routines to attempt to prove logical implications between predicate
+ *       expressions.
+ *
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ *
+ * IDENTIFICATION
+ *       $PostgreSQL$
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#include "postgres.h"
+
+#include "catalog/pg_amop.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_proc.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_type.h"
+#include "executor/executor.h"
+#include "miscadmin.h"
+#include "optimizer/clauses.h"
+#include "optimizer/predtest.h"
+#include "utils/catcache.h"
+#include "utils/lsyscache.h"
+#include "utils/syscache.h"
+
+
+static bool predicate_implied_by_recurse(Node *clause, Node *predicate);
+static bool predicate_refuted_by_recurse(Node *clause, Node *predicate);
+static bool predicate_implied_by_simple_clause(Expr *predicate, Node *clause);
+static bool predicate_refuted_by_simple_clause(Expr *predicate, Node *clause);
+static bool btree_predicate_proof(Expr *predicate, Node *clause,
+                                         bool refute_it);
+
+
+/*
+ * predicate_implied_by
+ *       Recursively checks whether the clauses in restrictinfo_list imply
+ *       that the given predicate is true.
+ *
+ * The top-level List structure of each list corresponds to an AND list.
+ * We assume that eval_const_expressions() has been applied and so there
+ * are no un-flattened ANDs or ORs (e.g., no AND immediately within an AND,
+ * including AND just below the top-level List structure).
+ * If this is not true we might fail to prove an implication that is
+ * valid, but no worse consequences will ensue.
+ *
+ * We assume the predicate has already been checked to contain only
+ * immutable functions and operators.  (In most current uses this is true
+ * because the predicate is part of an index predicate that has passed
+ * CheckPredicate().)  We dare not make deductions based on non-immutable
+ * functions, because they might change answers between the time we make
+ * the plan and the time we execute the plan.
+ */
+bool
+predicate_implied_by(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list)
+{
+       ListCell   *item;
+
+       if (predicate_list == NIL)
+               return true;                    /* no predicate: implication is vacuous */
+       if (restrictinfo_list == NIL)
+               return false;                   /* no restriction: implication must fail */
+
+       /*
+        * In all cases where the predicate is an AND-clause,
+        * predicate_implied_by_recurse() will prefer to iterate over the
+        * predicate's components.  So we can just do that to start with here, and
+        * eliminate the need for predicate_implied_by_recurse() to handle a bare
+        * List on the predicate side.
+        *
+        * Logic is: restriction must imply each of the AND'ed predicate items.
+        */
+       foreach(item, predicate_list)
+       {
+               if (!predicate_implied_by_recurse((Node *) restrictinfo_list,
+                                                                                 lfirst(item)))
+                       return false;
+       }
+       return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * predicate_refuted_by
+ *       Recursively checks whether the clauses in restrictinfo_list refute
+ *       the given predicate (that is, prove it false).
+ *
+ * This is NOT the same as !(predicate_implied_by), though it is similar
+ * in the technique and structure of the code.
+ *
+ * The top-level List structure of each list corresponds to an AND list.
+ * We assume that eval_const_expressions() has been applied and so there
+ * are no un-flattened ANDs or ORs (e.g., no AND immediately within an AND,
+ * including AND just below the top-level List structure).
+ * If this is not true we might fail to prove an implication that is
+ * valid, but no worse consequences will ensue.
+ *
+ * We assume the predicate has already been checked to contain only
+ * immutable functions and operators.  We dare not make deductions based on
+ * non-immutable functions, because they might change answers between the
+ * time we make the plan and the time we execute the plan.
+ */
+bool
+predicate_refuted_by(List *predicate_list, List *restrictinfo_list)
+{
+       if (predicate_list == NIL)
+               return false;                   /* no predicate: no refutation is possible */
+       if (restrictinfo_list == NIL)
+               return false;                   /* no restriction: refutation must fail */
+
+       /*
+        * Unlike the implication case, predicate_refuted_by_recurse needs to be
+        * able to see the top-level AND structure on both sides --- otherwise it
+        * will fail to handle the case where one restriction clause is an OR that
+        * can refute the predicate AND as a whole, but not each predicate clause
+        * separately.
+        */
+       return predicate_refuted_by_recurse((Node *) restrictinfo_list,
+                                                                               (Node *) predicate_list);
+}
+
+/*----------
+ * predicate_implied_by_recurse
+ *       Does the predicate implication test for non-NULL restriction and
+ *       predicate clauses.
+ *
+ * The logic followed here is ("=>" means "implies"):
+ *     atom A => atom B iff:                   predicate_implied_by_simple_clause says so
+ *     atom A => AND-expr B iff:               A => each of B's components
+ *     atom A => OR-expr B iff:                A => any of B's components
+ *     AND-expr A => atom B iff:               any of A's components => B
+ *     AND-expr A => AND-expr B iff:   A => each of B's components
+ *     AND-expr A => OR-expr B iff:    A => any of B's components,
+ *                                                                     *or* any of A's components => B
+ *     OR-expr A => atom B iff:                each of A's components => B
+ *     OR-expr A => AND-expr B iff:    A => each of B's components
+ *     OR-expr A => OR-expr B iff:             each of A's components => any of B's
+ *
+ * An "atom" is anything other than an AND or OR node. Notice that we don't
+ * have any special logic to handle NOT nodes; these should have been pushed
+ * down or eliminated where feasible by prepqual.c.
+ *
+ * We can't recursively expand either side first, but have to interleave
+ * the expansions per the above rules, to be sure we handle all of these
+ * examples:
+ *             (x OR y) => (x OR y OR z)
+ *             (x AND y AND z) => (x AND y)
+ *             (x AND y) => ((x AND y) OR z)
+ *             ((x OR y) AND z) => (x OR y)
+ * This is still not an exhaustive test, but it handles most normal cases
+ * under the assumption that both inputs have been AND/OR flattened.
+ *
+ * A bare List node on the restriction side is interpreted as an AND clause,
+ * in order to handle the top-level restriction List properly. However we
+ * need not consider a List on the predicate side since predicate_implied_by()
+ * already expanded it.
+ *
+ * We have to be prepared to handle RestrictInfo nodes in the restrictinfo
+ * tree, though not in the predicate tree.
+ *----------
+ */
+static bool
+predicate_implied_by_recurse(Node *clause, Node *predicate)
+{
+       ListCell   *item;
+
+       Assert(clause != NULL);
+       /* skip through RestrictInfo */
+       if (IsA(clause, RestrictInfo))
+       {
+               clause = (Node *) ((RestrictInfo *) clause)->clause;
+               Assert(clause != NULL);
+               Assert(!IsA(clause, RestrictInfo));
+       }
+       Assert(predicate != NULL);
+
+       /*
+        * Since a restriction List clause is handled the same as an AND clause,
+        * we can avoid duplicate code like this:
+        */
+       if (and_clause(clause))
+               clause = (Node *) ((BoolExpr *) clause)->args;
+
+       if (IsA(clause, List))
+       {
+               if (and_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* AND-clause => AND-clause if A implies each of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_implied_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else if (or_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* AND-clause => OR-clause if A implies any of B's items */
+                       /* Needed to handle (x AND y) => ((x AND y) OR z) */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_implied_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       /* Also check if any of A's items implies B */
+                       /* Needed to handle ((x OR y) AND z) => (x OR y) */
+                       foreach(item, (List *) clause)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_implied_by_recurse(lfirst(item), predicate))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       /* AND-clause => atom if any of A's items implies B */
+                       foreach(item, (List *) clause)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_implied_by_recurse(lfirst(item), predicate))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
+       else if (or_clause(clause))
+       {
+               if (or_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /*
+                        * OR-clause => OR-clause if each of A's items implies any of B's
+                        * items.  Messy but can't do it any more simply.
+                        */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) clause)->args)
+                       {
+                               Node       *citem = lfirst(item);
+                               ListCell   *item2;
+
+                               foreach(item2, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                               {
+                                       if (predicate_implied_by_recurse(citem, lfirst(item2)))
+                                               break;
+                               }
+                               if (item2 == NULL)
+                                       return false;           /* doesn't imply any of B's */
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       /* OR-clause => AND-clause if each of A's items implies B */
+                       /* OR-clause => atom if each of A's items implies B */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) clause)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_implied_by_recurse(lfirst(item), predicate))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               if (and_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* atom => AND-clause if A implies each of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_implied_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else if (or_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* atom => OR-clause if A implies any of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_implied_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       /* atom => atom is the base case */
+                       return predicate_implied_by_simple_clause((Expr *) predicate,
+                                                                                                         clause);
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+/*----------
+ * predicate_refuted_by_recurse
+ *       Does the predicate refutation test for non-NULL restriction and
+ *       predicate clauses.
+ *
+ * The logic followed here is ("R=>" means "refutes"):
+ *     atom A R=> atom B iff:                  predicate_refuted_by_simple_clause says so
+ *     atom A R=> AND-expr B iff:              A R=> any of B's components
+ *     atom A R=> OR-expr B iff:               A R=> each of B's components
+ *     AND-expr A R=> atom B iff:              any of A's components R=> B
+ *     AND-expr A R=> AND-expr B iff:  A R=> any of B's components,
+ *                                                                     *or* any of A's components R=> B
+ *     AND-expr A R=> OR-expr B iff:   A R=> each of B's components
+ *     OR-expr A R=> atom B iff:               each of A's components R=> B
+ *     OR-expr A R=> AND-expr B iff:   each of A's components R=> any of B's
+ *     OR-expr A R=> OR-expr B iff:    A R=> each of B's components
+ *
+ * Other comments are as for predicate_implied_by_recurse(), except that
+ * we have to handle a top-level AND list on both sides.
+ *----------
+ */
+static bool
+predicate_refuted_by_recurse(Node *clause, Node *predicate)
+{
+       ListCell   *item;
+
+       Assert(clause != NULL);
+       /* skip through RestrictInfo */
+       if (IsA(clause, RestrictInfo))
+       {
+               clause = (Node *) ((RestrictInfo *) clause)->clause;
+               Assert(clause != NULL);
+               Assert(!IsA(clause, RestrictInfo));
+       }
+       Assert(predicate != NULL);
+
+       /*
+        * Since a restriction List clause is handled the same as an AND clause,
+        * we can avoid duplicate code like this:
+        */
+       if (and_clause(clause))
+               clause = (Node *) ((BoolExpr *) clause)->args;
+
+       /* Ditto for predicate AND-clause and List */
+       if (and_clause(predicate))
+               predicate = (Node *) ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args;
+
+       if (IsA(clause, List))
+       {
+               if (IsA(predicate, List))
+               {
+                       /* AND-clause R=> AND-clause if A refutes any of B's items */
+                       /* Needed to handle (x AND y) R=> ((!x OR !y) AND z) */
+                       foreach(item, (List *) predicate)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_refuted_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       /* Also check if any of A's items refutes B */
+                       /* Needed to handle ((x OR y) AND z) R=> (!x AND !y) */
+                       foreach(item, (List *) clause)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_refuted_by_recurse(lfirst(item), predicate))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
+               else if (or_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* AND-clause R=> OR-clause if A refutes each of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_refuted_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       /* AND-clause R=> atom if any of A's items refutes B */
+                       foreach(item, (List *) clause)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_refuted_by_recurse(lfirst(item), predicate))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
+       else if (or_clause(clause))
+       {
+               if (or_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* OR-clause R=> OR-clause if A refutes each of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_refuted_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else if (IsA(predicate, List))
+               {
+                       /*
+                        * OR-clause R=> AND-clause if each of A's items refutes any of
+                        * B's items.
+                        */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) clause)->args)
+                       {
+                               Node       *citem = lfirst(item);
+                               ListCell   *item2;
+
+                               foreach(item2, (List *) predicate)
+                               {
+                                       if (predicate_refuted_by_recurse(citem, lfirst(item2)))
+                                               break;
+                               }
+                               if (item2 == NULL)
+                                       return false;           /* citem refutes nothing */
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       /* OR-clause R=> atom if each of A's items refutes B */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) clause)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_refuted_by_recurse(lfirst(item), predicate))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
+       else
+       {
+               if (IsA(predicate, List))
+               {
+                       /* atom R=> AND-clause if A refutes any of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, (List *) predicate)
+                       {
+                               if (predicate_refuted_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                       return false;
+               }
+               else if (or_clause(predicate))
+               {
+                       /* atom R=> OR-clause if A refutes each of B's items */
+                       foreach(item, ((BoolExpr *) predicate)->args)
+                       {
+                               if (!predicate_refuted_by_recurse(clause, lfirst(item)))
+                                       return false;
+                       }
+                       return true;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       /* atom R=> atom is the base case */
+                       return predicate_refuted_by_simple_clause((Expr *) predicate,
+                                                                                                         clause);
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+
+/*----------
+ * predicate_implied_by_simple_clause
+ *       Does the predicate implication test for a "simple clause" predicate
+ *       and a "simple clause" restriction.
+ *
+ * We return TRUE if able to prove the implication, FALSE if not.
+ *
+ * We have three strategies for determining whether one simple clause
+ * implies another:
+ *
+ * A simple and general way is to see if they are equal(); this works for any
+ * kind of expression. (Actually, there is an implied assumption that the
+ * functions in the expression are immutable, ie dependent only on their input
+ * arguments --- but this was checked for the predicate by the caller.)
+ *
+ * When the predicate is of the form "foo IS NOT NULL", we can conclude that
+ * the predicate is implied if the clause is a strict operator or function
+ * that has "foo" as an input. In this case the clause must yield NULL when
+ * "foo" is NULL, which we can take as equivalent to FALSE because we know
+ * we are within an AND/OR subtree of a WHERE clause.  (Again, "foo" is
+ * already known immutable, so the clause will certainly always fail.)
+ *
+ * Finally, we may be able to deduce something using knowledge about btree
+ * operator classes; this is encapsulated in btree_predicate_proof().
+ *----------
+ */
+static bool
+predicate_implied_by_simple_clause(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
+{
+       /* Allow interrupting long proof attempts */
+       CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
+       /* First try the equal() test */
+       if (equal((Node *) predicate, clause))
+               return true;
+
+       /* Next try the IS NOT NULL case */
+       if (predicate && IsA(predicate, NullTest) &&
+               ((NullTest *) predicate)->nulltesttype == IS_NOT_NULL)
+       {
+               Expr       *nonnullarg = ((NullTest *) predicate)->arg;
+
+               if (is_opclause(clause) &&
+                       list_member(((OpExpr *) clause)->args, nonnullarg) &&
+                       op_strict(((OpExpr *) clause)->opno))
+                       return true;
+               if (is_funcclause(clause) &&
+                       list_member(((FuncExpr *) clause)->args, nonnullarg) &&
+                       func_strict(((FuncExpr *) clause)->funcid))
+                       return true;
+               return false;                   /* we can't succeed below... */
+       }
+
+       /* Else try btree operator knowledge */
+       return btree_predicate_proof(predicate, clause, false);
+}
+
+/*----------
+ * predicate_refuted_by_simple_clause
+ *       Does the predicate refutation test for a "simple clause" predicate
+ *       and a "simple clause" restriction.
+ *
+ * We return TRUE if able to prove the refutation, FALSE if not.
+ *
+ * Unlike the implication case, checking for equal() clauses isn't
+ * helpful.  (XXX is it worth looking at "x vs NOT x" cases?  Probably
+ * not seeing that canonicalization tries to get rid of NOTs.)
+ *
+ * When the predicate is of the form "foo IS NULL", we can conclude that
+ * the predicate is refuted if the clause is a strict operator or function
+ * that has "foo" as an input. See notes for implication case.
+ *
+ * Finally, we may be able to deduce something using knowledge about btree
+ * operator classes; this is encapsulated in btree_predicate_proof().
+ *----------
+ */
+static bool
+predicate_refuted_by_simple_clause(Expr *predicate, Node *clause)
+{
+       /* Allow interrupting long proof attempts */
+       CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
+       /* First try the IS NULL case */
+       if (predicate && IsA(predicate, NullTest) &&
+               ((NullTest *) predicate)->nulltesttype == IS_NULL)
+       {
+               Expr       *isnullarg = ((NullTest *) predicate)->arg;
+
+               if (is_opclause(clause) &&
+                       list_member(((OpExpr *) clause)->args, isnullarg) &&
+                       op_strict(((OpExpr *) clause)->opno))
+                       return true;
+               if (is_funcclause(clause) &&
+                       list_member(((FuncExpr *) clause)->args, isnullarg) &&
+                       func_strict(((FuncExpr *) clause)->funcid))
+                       return true;
+               return false;                   /* we can't succeed below... */
+       }
+
+       /* Else try btree operator knowledge */
+       return btree_predicate_proof(predicate, clause, true);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Define an "operator implication table" for btree operators ("strategies"),
+ * and a similar table for refutation.
+ *
+ * The strategy numbers defined by btree indexes (see access/skey.h) are:
+ *             (1) <   (2) <=   (3) =   (4) >=   (5) >
+ * and in addition we use (6) to represent <>. <> is not a btree-indexable
+ * operator, but we assume here that if the equality operator of a btree
+ * opclass has a negator operator, the negator behaves as <> for the opclass.
+ *
+ * The interpretation of:
+ *
+ *             test_op = BT_implic_table[given_op-1][target_op-1]
+ *
+ * where test_op, given_op and target_op are strategy numbers (from 1 to 6)
+ * of btree operators, is as follows:
+ *
+ *      If you know, for some ATTR, that "ATTR given_op CONST1" is true, and you
+ *      want to determine whether "ATTR target_op CONST2" must also be true, then
+ *      you can use "CONST2 test_op CONST1" as a test.  If this test returns true,
+ *      then the target expression must be true; if the test returns false, then
+ *      the target expression may be false.
+ *
+ * For example, if clause is "Quantity > 10" and pred is "Quantity > 5"
+ * then we test "5 <= 10" which evals to true, so clause implies pred.
+ *
+ * Similarly, the interpretation of a BT_refute_table entry is:
+ *
+ *      If you know, for some ATTR, that "ATTR given_op CONST1" is true, and you
+ *      want to determine whether "ATTR target_op CONST2" must be false, then
+ *      you can use "CONST2 test_op CONST1" as a test.  If this test returns true,
+ *      then the target expression must be false; if the test returns false, then
+ *      the target expression may be true.
+ *
+ * For example, if clause is "Quantity > 10" and pred is "Quantity < 5"
+ * then we test "5 <= 10" which evals to true, so clause refutes pred.
+ *
+ * An entry where test_op == 0 means the implication cannot be determined.
+ */
+
+#define BTLT BTLessStrategyNumber
+#define BTLE BTLessEqualStrategyNumber
+#define BTEQ BTEqualStrategyNumber
+#define BTGE BTGreaterEqualStrategyNumber
+#define BTGT BTGreaterStrategyNumber
+#define BTNE 6
+
+static const StrategyNumber BT_implic_table[6][6] = {
+/*
+ *                     The target operator:
+ *
+ *      LT    LE        EQ    GE        GT    NE
+ */
+       {BTGE, BTGE, 0, 0, 0, BTGE},    /* LT */
+       {BTGT, BTGE, 0, 0, 0, BTGT},    /* LE */
+       {BTGT, BTGE, BTEQ, BTLE, BTLT, BTNE},           /* EQ */
+       {0, 0, 0, BTLE, BTLT, BTLT},    /* GE */
+       {0, 0, 0, BTLE, BTLE, BTLE},    /* GT */
+       {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, BTEQ}           /* NE */
+};
+
+static const StrategyNumber BT_refute_table[6][6] = {
+/*
+ *                     The target operator:
+ *
+ *      LT    LE        EQ    GE        GT    NE
+ */
+       {0, 0, BTGE, BTGE, BTGE, 0},    /* LT */
+       {0, 0, BTGT, BTGT, BTGE, 0},    /* LE */
+       {BTLE, BTLT, BTNE, BTGT, BTGE, BTEQ},           /* EQ */
+       {BTLE, BTLT, BTLT, 0, 0, 0},    /* GE */
+       {BTLE, BTLE, BTLE, 0, 0, 0},    /* GT */
+       {0, 0, BTEQ, 0, 0, 0}           /* NE */
+};
+
+
+/*----------
+ * btree_predicate_proof
+ *       Does the predicate implication or refutation test for a "simple clause"
+ *       predicate and a "simple clause" restriction, when both are simple
+ *       operator clauses using related btree operators.
+ *
+ * When refute_it == false, we want to prove the predicate true;
+ * when refute_it == true, we want to prove the predicate false.
+ * (There is enough common code to justify handling these two cases
+ * in one routine.)  We return TRUE if able to make the proof, FALSE
+ * if not able to prove it.
+ *
+ * What we look for here is binary boolean opclauses of the form
+ * "foo op constant", where "foo" is the same in both clauses. The operators
+ * and constants can be different but the operators must be in the same btree
+ * operator class.     We use the above operator implication tables to
+ * derive implications between nonidentical clauses.  (Note: "foo" is known
+ * immutable, and constants are surely immutable, but we have to check that
+ * the operators are too.  As of 8.0 it's possible for opclasses to contain
+ * operators that are merely stable, and we dare not make deductions with
+ * these.)
+ *----------
+ */
+static bool
+btree_predicate_proof(Expr *predicate, Node *clause, bool refute_it)
+{
+       Node       *leftop,
+                          *rightop;
+       Node       *pred_var,
+                          *clause_var;
+       Const      *pred_const,
+                          *clause_const;
+       bool            pred_var_on_left,
+                               clause_var_on_left,
+                               pred_op_negated;
+       Oid                     pred_op,
+                               clause_op,
+                               pred_op_negator,
+                               clause_op_negator,
+                               test_op = InvalidOid;
+       Oid                     opclass_id;
+       bool            found = false;
+       StrategyNumber pred_strategy,
+                               clause_strategy,
+                               test_strategy;
+       Oid                     clause_subtype;
+       Expr       *test_expr;
+       ExprState  *test_exprstate;
+       Datum           test_result;
+       bool            isNull;
+       CatCList   *catlist;
+       int                     i;
+       EState     *estate;
+       MemoryContext oldcontext;
+
+       /*
+        * Both expressions must be binary opclauses with a Const on one side, and
+        * identical subexpressions on the other sides. Note we don't have to
+        * think about binary relabeling of the Const node, since that would have
+        * been folded right into the Const.
+        *
+        * If either Const is null, we also fail right away; this assumes that the
+        * test operator will always be strict.
+        */
+       if (!is_opclause(predicate))
+               return false;
+       leftop = get_leftop(predicate);
+       rightop = get_rightop(predicate);
+       if (rightop == NULL)
+               return false;                   /* not a binary opclause */
+       if (IsA(rightop, Const))
+       {
+               pred_var = leftop;
+               pred_const = (Const *) rightop;
+               pred_var_on_left = true;
+       }
+       else if (IsA(leftop, Const))
+       {
+               pred_var = rightop;
+               pred_const = (Const *) leftop;
+               pred_var_on_left = false;
+       }
+       else
+               return false;                   /* no Const to be found */
+       if (pred_const->constisnull)
+               return false;
+
+       if (!is_opclause(clause))
+               return false;
+       leftop = get_leftop((Expr *) clause);
+       rightop = get_rightop((Expr *) clause);
+       if (rightop == NULL)
+               return false;                   /* not a binary opclause */
+       if (IsA(rightop, Const))
+       {
+               clause_var = leftop;
+               clause_const = (Const *) rightop;
+               clause_var_on_left = true;
+       }
+       else if (IsA(leftop, Const))
+       {
+               clause_var = rightop;
+               clause_const = (Const *) leftop;
+               clause_var_on_left = false;
+       }
+       else
+               return false;                   /* no Const to be found */
+       if (clause_const->constisnull)
+               return false;
+
+       /*
+        * Check for matching subexpressions on the non-Const sides.  We used to
+        * only allow a simple Var, but it's about as easy to allow any
+        * expression.  Remember we already know that the pred expression does not
+        * contain any non-immutable functions, so identical expressions should
+        * yield identical results.
+        */
+       if (!equal(pred_var, clause_var))
+               return false;
+
+       /*
+        * Okay, get the operators in the two clauses we're comparing. Commute
+        * them if needed so that we can assume the variables are on the left.
+        */
+       pred_op = ((OpExpr *) predicate)->opno;
+       if (!pred_var_on_left)
+       {
+               pred_op = get_commutator(pred_op);
+               if (!OidIsValid(pred_op))
+                       return false;
+       }
+
+       clause_op = ((OpExpr *) clause)->opno;
+       if (!clause_var_on_left)
+       {
+               clause_op = get_commutator(clause_op);
+               if (!OidIsValid(clause_op))
+                       return false;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Try to find a btree opclass containing the needed operators.
+        *
+        * We must find a btree opclass that contains both operators, else the
+        * implication can't be determined.  Also, the pred_op has to be of
+        * default subtype (implying left and right input datatypes are the same);
+        * otherwise it's unsafe to put the pred_const on the left side of the
+        * test.  Also, the opclass must contain a suitable test operator matching
+        * the clause_const's type (which we take to mean that it has the same
+        * subtype as the original clause_operator).
+        *
+        * If there are multiple matching opclasses, assume we can use any one to
+        * determine the logical relationship of the two operators and the correct
+        * corresponding test operator.  This should work for any logically
+        * consistent opclasses.
+        */
+       catlist = SearchSysCacheList(AMOPOPID, 1,
+                                                                ObjectIdGetDatum(pred_op),
+                                                                0, 0, 0);
+
+       /*
+        * If we couldn't find any opclass containing the pred_op, perhaps it is a
+        * <> operator.  See if it has a negator that is in an opclass.
+        */
+       pred_op_negated = false;
+       if (catlist->n_members == 0)
+       {
+               pred_op_negator = get_negator(pred_op);
+               if (OidIsValid(pred_op_negator))
+               {
+                       pred_op_negated = true;
+                       ReleaseSysCacheList(catlist);
+                       catlist = SearchSysCacheList(AMOPOPID, 1,
+                                                                                ObjectIdGetDatum(pred_op_negator),
+                                                                                0, 0, 0);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* Also may need the clause_op's negator */
+       clause_op_negator = get_negator(clause_op);
+
+       /* Now search the opclasses */
+       for (i = 0; i < catlist->n_members; i++)
+       {
+               HeapTuple       pred_tuple = &catlist->members[i]->tuple;
+               Form_pg_amop pred_form = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(pred_tuple);
+               HeapTuple       clause_tuple;
+
+               opclass_id = pred_form->amopclaid;
+
+               /* must be btree */
+               if (!opclass_is_btree(opclass_id))
+                       continue;
+               /* predicate operator must be default within this opclass */
+               if (pred_form->amopsubtype != InvalidOid)
+                       continue;
+
+               /* Get the predicate operator's btree strategy number */
+               pred_strategy = (StrategyNumber) pred_form->amopstrategy;
+               Assert(pred_strategy >= 1 && pred_strategy <= 5);
+
+               if (pred_op_negated)
+               {
+                       /* Only consider negators that are = */
+                       if (pred_strategy != BTEqualStrategyNumber)
+                               continue;
+                       pred_strategy = BTNE;
+               }
+
+               /*
+                * From the same opclass, find a strategy number for the clause_op, if
+                * possible
+                */
+               clause_tuple = SearchSysCache(AMOPOPID,
+                                                                         ObjectIdGetDatum(clause_op),
+                                                                         ObjectIdGetDatum(opclass_id),
+                                                                         0, 0);
+               if (HeapTupleIsValid(clause_tuple))
+               {
+                       Form_pg_amop clause_form = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(clause_tuple);
+
+                       /* Get the restriction clause operator's strategy/subtype */
+                       clause_strategy = (StrategyNumber) clause_form->amopstrategy;
+                       Assert(clause_strategy >= 1 && clause_strategy <= 5);
+                       clause_subtype = clause_form->amopsubtype;
+                       ReleaseSysCache(clause_tuple);
+               }
+               else if (OidIsValid(clause_op_negator))
+               {
+                       clause_tuple = SearchSysCache(AMOPOPID,
+                                                                                 ObjectIdGetDatum(clause_op_negator),
+                                                                                 ObjectIdGetDatum(opclass_id),
+                                                                                 0, 0);
+                       if (HeapTupleIsValid(clause_tuple))
+                       {
+                               Form_pg_amop clause_form = (Form_pg_amop) GETSTRUCT(clause_tuple);
+
+                               /* Get the restriction clause operator's strategy/subtype */
+                               clause_strategy = (StrategyNumber) clause_form->amopstrategy;
+                               Assert(clause_strategy >= 1 && clause_strategy <= 5);
+                               clause_subtype = clause_form->amopsubtype;
+                               ReleaseSysCache(clause_tuple);
+
+                               /* Only consider negators that are = */
+                               if (clause_strategy != BTEqualStrategyNumber)
+                                       continue;
+                               clause_strategy = BTNE;
+                       }
+                       else
+                               continue;
+               }
+               else
+                       continue;
+
+               /*
+                * Look up the "test" strategy number in the implication table
+                */
+               if (refute_it)
+                       test_strategy = BT_refute_table[clause_strategy - 1][pred_strategy - 1];
+               else
+                       test_strategy = BT_implic_table[clause_strategy - 1][pred_strategy - 1];
+
+               if (test_strategy == 0)
+               {
+                       /* Can't determine implication using this interpretation */
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /*
+                * See if opclass has an operator for the test strategy and the clause
+                * datatype.
+                */
+               if (test_strategy == BTNE)
+               {
+                       test_op = get_opclass_member(opclass_id, clause_subtype,
+                                                                                BTEqualStrategyNumber);
+                       if (OidIsValid(test_op))
+                               test_op = get_negator(test_op);
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       test_op = get_opclass_member(opclass_id, clause_subtype,
+                                                                                test_strategy);
+               }
+               if (OidIsValid(test_op))
+               {
+                       /*
+                        * Last check: test_op must be immutable.
+                        *
+                        * Note that we require only the test_op to be immutable, not the
+                        * original clause_op.  (pred_op is assumed to have been checked
+                        * immutable by the caller.)  Essentially we are assuming that the
+                        * opclass is consistent even if it contains operators that are
+                        * merely stable.
+                        */
+                       if (op_volatile(test_op) == PROVOLATILE_IMMUTABLE)
+                       {
+                               found = true;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       ReleaseSysCacheList(catlist);
+
+       if (!found)
+       {
+               /* couldn't find a btree opclass to interpret the operators */
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Evaluate the test.  For this we need an EState.
+        */
+       estate = CreateExecutorState();
+
+       /* We can use the estate's working context to avoid memory leaks. */
+       oldcontext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(estate->es_query_cxt);
+
+       /* Build expression tree */
+       test_expr = make_opclause(test_op,
+                                                         BOOLOID,
+                                                         false,
+                                                         (Expr *) pred_const,
+                                                         (Expr *) clause_const);
+
+       /* Prepare it for execution */
+       test_exprstate = ExecPrepareExpr(test_expr, estate);
+
+       /* And execute it. */
+       test_result = ExecEvalExprSwitchContext(test_exprstate,
+                                                                                       GetPerTupleExprContext(estate),
+                                                                                       &isNull, NULL);
+
+       /* Get back to outer memory context */
+       MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
+
+       /* Release all the junk we just created */
+       FreeExecutorState(estate);
+
+       if (isNull)
+       {
+               /* Treat a null result as non-proof ... but it's a tad fishy ... */
+               elog(DEBUG2, "null predicate test result");
+               return false;
+       }
+       return DatumGetBool(test_result);
+}