BUG #6330: Incorrect select results when using mutually exclusive conditions for nullable column with index
The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 6330
Logged by: Nikolay Gorshkov
Email address: nikolay.gorshkov@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Description:
How to reproduce:
# create table test (uid varchar(255) primary key, dt date);
# insert into test values ('1', now()), ('2', now()), ('3', null);
# create index test_dt on test(dt);
# analyze test;
# select * from test where dt is null and dt >= '2011-01-01 +01:00:00';
I expect zero results from the selection since the conditions are mutually
exclusive. However, one row with NULL value in "dt" column is returned:
uid | dt
-----+----
3 |
(1 row)
If the index "test_dt" is dropped:
# drop index test_dt;
The same query return zero rows, as expected:
# select * from test where dt is null and dt >= '2011-01-01 +01:00:00';
uid | dt
-----+----
(0 rows)
PostgreSQL version information:
# select version();
Result: PostgreSQL 9.0.4 on i486-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc-4.4.real
(Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 4.4.3, 32-bit
Linux information:
# uname -a
Result: Linux hostname 2.6.32-21-generic-pae #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16
09:39:35 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:42 AM, <nikolay.gorshkov@gmail.com> wrote:
PostgreSQL version information:
# select version();
Result: PostgreSQL 9.0.4 on i486-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc-4.4.real
(Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 4.4.3, 32-bitLinux information:
# uname -a
Result: Linux hostname 2.6.32-21-generic-pae #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16
09:39:35 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
FWIW, I could not reproduce it on
PostgreSQL 9.0.5 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50), 64-bit
Linux 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 #1 SMP Tue May 31 13:22:04 EDT 2011 x86_64
x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
or
PostgreSQL 9.1.2 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC)
4.4.5 20110214 (Red Hat 4.4.5-6), 64-bit
Linux 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jun 27 19:49:27 BST 2011
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
bricklen <bricklen@gmail.com> writes:
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:42 AM, <nikolay.gorshkov@gmail.com> wrote:
PostgreSQL version information:
Result: PostgreSQL 9.0.4 on i486-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc-4.4.real
(Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 4.4.3, 32-bit
FWIW, I could not reproduce it on
PostgreSQL 9.0.5 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50), 64-bit
Yeah, this is fixed as of 9.0.5:
http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git&a=commitdiff&h=bbfcc7149
regards, tom lane