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Tom Lane authored
If we flatten a subquery whose target list contains constants or expressions, when those output columns are used in GROUPING SET columns, the planner was capable of doing the wrong thing by merging a pulled-up expression into the surrounding expression during const-simplification. Then the late processing that attempts to match subexpressions to grouping sets would fail to match those subexpressions to grouping sets, with the effect that they'd not go to null when expected. To fix, wrap such subquery outputs in PlaceHolderVars, ensuring that they preserve their separate identity throughout the planner's expression processing. This is a bit of a band-aid, because the wrapper defeats const-simplification even in places where it would be safe to allow. But a nicer fix would likely be too invasive to back-patch, and the consequences of the missed optimizations probably aren't large in most cases. Back-patch to 9.5 where grouping sets were introduced. Heikki Linnakangas, with small mods and better test cases by me; additional review by Andrew Gierth Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/7dbdcf5c-b5a6-ef89-4958-da212fe10176@iki.fi
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