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What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #10787

Problem Summary:

TiFlash hash join currently filters nullable join keys before probing or building the hash map, which makes NULL <=> NULL unable to match. This PR adds join-key-level NullEQ semantics while preserving ordinary equality semantics for other keys.

What is changed and how it works?

Support NullEQ join keys in TiFlash hash join.
  • Parse and propagate is_null_eq from the join request to the execution layer.
  • Preserve nullable NullEQ keys during build and probe, while continuing to filter NULLs from ordinary = keys.
  • Align mixed nullable and non-nullable key schemas.
  • Update outer join, scan-after-probe, spill, and fine-grained shuffle paths.
  • Disable incompatible runtime-filter paths and add coverage for join semantics and key-map selection.

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Side effects

  • Performance regression: Consumes more CPU
  • Performance regression: Consumes more Memory
  • Breaking backward compatibility

Documentation

  • Affects user behaviors
  • Contains syntax changes
  • Contains variable changes
  • Contains experimental features
  • Changes MySQL compatibility

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  • New Features

    • Added per-key null-safe equality (<=>) support for hash joins.
    • NULL values now match correctly for null-safe keys while ordinary equality behavior remains unchanged.
    • Supports mixed key types, outer and semi joins, spill processing, and fine-grained shuffle.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved NULL filtering and join-key handling.
    • Prevented incompatible runtime filters for nullable null-safe keys.
  • Documentation

    • Added documentation describing null-safe join behavior, supported scenarios, and limitations.

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NullEQ metadata now flows from mock join construction through planning and execution. Nullable NullEQ keys use null-aware map handling, while ordinary NULL keys remain filtered. Join probing separates row filters from key-null tracking. Tests cover join types, spill, shuffle, serialization, and runtime filters.

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Null-safe hash joins

Layer / File(s) Summary
NullEQ metadata and planner integration
dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/*, dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/*, dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp, dbms/src/TestUtils/*
Join builders and planner helpers validate, serialize, store, and align per-key is_null_eq flags. Runtime filters are disabled for nullable NullEQ build keys.
Nullable key maps and preprocessing
dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.{h,cpp}, dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinHashMap.*, dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.*
NullEQ keys retain nullable values. Ordinary NULL keys are filtered. Nullable fixed-key and serialized map variants are supported.
Execution filtering and probing
dbms/src/Interpreters/ProbeProcessInfo.*, dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinPartition.*, dbms/src/Interpreters/CrossJoinProbeHelper.cpp, dbms/src/Interpreters/NullAwareSemiJoinHelper.h
Execution paths separate row_filter_map from null-aware key tracking across build, probe, semi-join, outer-join, spill, and shuffle handling.
Validation and integration tests
dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp, dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/tests/*, dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_spill_join.cpp, dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp
Tests cover serialization, validation, map selection, join semantics, runtime filters, spill, and fine-grained shuffle.
Design documentation
docs/note/nulleq_join.md
The design note documents the protocol, execution model, nullable key encoding, runtime-filter rules, test matrix, and implementation status.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to c547c

The PR changes nullable hash-join key handling across planning, build/probe, spill, and outer-join paths. Unresolved API compatibility, expression alignment, input validation, and test-fixture issues leave concrete compile or runtime risks, so the PR is not merge-ready until they are addressed or explicitly accepted.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant DAGRequestBuilder
  participant TiFlashJoin
  participant PhysicalJoin
  participant ProbeProcessInfo
  participant JoinPartition
  DAGRequestBuilder->>TiFlashJoin: provide is_null_eq
  TiFlashJoin->>PhysicalJoin: align join key types
  PhysicalJoin->>ProbeProcessInfo: prepare hash probe with is_null_eq
  ProbeProcessInfo->>JoinPartition: pass row_filter_map and key_null_map
  JoinPartition->>JoinPartition: match nullable NullEQ keys
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I’m a rabbit with keys that can compare NULL,
Through hash maps I hop, with a flag for each one.
Rows filtered stay clear, key-null rows remain,
Spill and shuffle now follow the same refrain.
NullEQ joins bloom in the burrow tonight!

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dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp (1)

155-188: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

The is_null_eq size contract is never validated where the metadata enters Join. Because the constructor accepts any vector, each downstream helper defines its own tolerance: getKeyColumns treats an empty vector as "all ordinary keys", while hasNullableNullEqKey, extractJoinKeyColumnsAndFilterNullMap, and chooseJoinMapMethod each apply their own RUNTIME_CHECK. A short or empty vector therefore passes construction and aborts later, during initBuild or insertFromBlock.

  • dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp#L155-L188: add a RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG in the constructor that key_names_left, key_names_right, and is_null_eq have equal size.
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp#L59-L87: remove the = {} default on the getKeyColumns is_null_eq parameter and require an exact size match, so all helpers share one contract.
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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp` around lines 155 - 188, Validate in the Join
constructor that key_names_left, key_names_right, and is_null_eq have identical
sizes using RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG. In dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp lines 59-87,
remove the default value from getKeyColumns’s is_null_eq parameter and require
an exact size match, including rejecting an empty vector unless the key-name
lists are also empty.
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docs/note/nulleq_join.md (1)

35-36: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the design note consistent with the implemented state.

The note mixes proposal language with completed behavior. dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp, Lines 189-268, already emits is_null_eq, while Lines 620-633 mark propagation and packed-key support as complete. Rewrite the proposal text as historical decisions or current fallback behavior. If this file is the protocol source of truth, document the actual field definition instead of ....

Also applies to: 60-62

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In `@docs/note/nulleq_join.md` around lines 35 - 36, Update the design note to
reflect the implemented join behavior: rewrite proposal language as historical
decisions or current fallback behavior, document that JoinBinder emits
is_null_eq and that propagation and packed-key support are complete, and replace
any ellipsis with the actual field definition if this document is the protocol
source of truth.
dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/JoinInterpreterHelper.cpp (1)

193-196: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚖️ Poor tradeoff

Use DB::Exception for the new validation errors.

The new failure paths throw TiFlashException. Use DB::Exception with a defined ErrorCodes value and an fmt-style message for these validation errors.

As per coding guidelines: "**/*.cpp: Use DB::Exception for error handling with the fmt-style constructor."

Also applies to: 235-243

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In `@dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/JoinInterpreterHelper.cpp` around lines 193 - 196,
The validation failures in the join key-size checks should throw DB::Exception
instead of TiFlashException. Update both validation paths around
is_null_eq_size() and the related join key-size checks to use a defined
ErrorCodes value and the fmt-style DB::Exception constructor, preserving the
existing validation conditions and messages.

Source: Coding guidelines

dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp (1)

213-225: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Lower the NullEQ runtime-filter log to LOG_DEBUG and include the executor id.

The sibling branch at Line 221 uses LOG_DEBUG and names the executor. Use the same level and include executor_id so both disable reasons are consistent and traceable.

♻️ Proposed logging change
-        LOG_INFO(log, "Disable runtime filter because a nullable NullEQ build key is present");
+        LOG_DEBUG(log, "Disable runtime filter for join {} because a nullable NullEQ build key is present", executor_id);
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In `@dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp` around lines 213 - 225, Update
the NullEQ runtime-filter disable log in the shouldDisableRuntimeFilter branch
to use LOG_DEBUG instead of LOG_INFO and include executor_id in the message,
matching the adjacent type-mismatch branch.
dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_spill_join.cpp (1)

727-736: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

The oracle only proves spill and non-spill agree, not that NullEQ matched NULL keys.

ref_columns comes from the same request with spilling disabled. A NullEQ defect that drops all NULL-key matches would produce identical empty results on both paths and the test would still pass. Add one assertion that pins the NullEQ behaviour, for example a non-zero row count or an expected count of rows whose join key is NULL.

💚 Proposed additional assertion
     auto ref_columns = executeStreams(request, original_max_streams);
+    /// Guard the oracle: NullEQ must produce NULL-key matches, otherwise both paths could agree on an empty result.
+    ASSERT_GT(ref_columns.at(0).column->size(), 0);
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In `@dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_spill_join.cpp` around lines 727 - 736, Add an
explicit assertion in the spill-join test after computing ref_columns to verify
that the NullEQ query returns at least one matching row for NULL join keys, such
as asserting a non-zero result row count. Keep the existing spill/non-spill
comparison and column-pruning assertions unchanged.
dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp (1)

118-141: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use fmt::format and standard algorithms instead of hand-rolled helpers.

formatNullEqFlags builds the string character by character, and hasNullEqKey re-implements std::any_of. The coding guidelines require fmt::format for string construction in C++.

♻️ Proposed simplification
-String formatNullEqFlags(const std::vector<UInt8> & flags)
-{
-    String result;
-    result.reserve(flags.size() * 2 + 2);
-    result += "[";
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < flags.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        if (i != 0)
-            result += ",";
-        result += flags[i] == 0 ? "0" : "1";
-    }
-    result += "]";
-    return result;
-}
-
-bool hasNullEqKey(const std::vector<UInt8> & flags)
-{
-    for (auto flag : flags)
-    {
-        if (flag != 0)
-            return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
+String formatNullEqFlags(const std::vector<UInt8> & flags)
+{
+    return fmt::format("[{}]", fmt::join(flags | std::views::transform([](UInt8 f) { return f != 0 ? 1 : 0; }), ","));
+}
+
+bool hasNullEqKey(const std::vector<UInt8> & flags)
+{
+    return std::any_of(flags.begin(), flags.end(), [](UInt8 flag) { return flag != 0; });
+}

As per coding guidelines: "Use fmt::format for string construction in C++".

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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp` around lines 118 - 141, Replace the
hand-built string logic in formatNullEqFlags with fmt::format-based
construction, preserving the existing bracketed comma-separated 0/1 output.
Simplify hasNullEqKey by using std::any_of with an equivalent nonzero-flag
predicate, and retain the current boolean result.

Source: Coding guidelines

dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp (1)

78-256: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Collapse the four Join factories into one builder.

makeTestJoin, makeOuterJoinTestJoin, makeSemiJoinTestJoin, and makeMixedKeyJoin repeat the same 20-argument Join construction. Only the key names, is_null_eq, kind, output schema, conditions, and flag-helper name differ. A single factory that takes those fields keeps the tests readable and makes future Join signature changes a one-line edit instead of four.

♻️ Proposed shape
struct NullEqJoinSpec
{
    Names probe_keys;
    Names build_keys;
    std::vector<UInt8> is_null_eq;
    ASTTableJoin::Kind kind;
    String req_id;
    NamesAndTypes output_columns;
    JoinNonEqualConditions non_equal_conditions{};
    String flag_helper_name{};
};

JoinPtr makeJoin(const NullEqJoinSpec & spec);
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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp` around lines 78 - 256,
Replace the duplicated Join construction in makeTestJoin, makeOuterJoinTestJoin,
makeSemiJoinTestJoin, and makeMixedKeyJoin with a NullEqJoinSpec describing
probe/build keys, null-equality flags, kind, request ID, output columns,
conditions, and flag-helper name, then implement one makeJoin factory that
performs the shared construction. Update each existing helper to populate a spec
and delegate to makeJoin, preserving its current behavior and overload
interfaces.
dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.cpp (1)

60-74: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Extract the null-map merge into a shared helper.

This block duplicates the merge logic in recordFilteredRows at Lines 114-128. Both take a nullable column's null map and OR it into null_map_holder. Extract one helper and call it from both functions.

♻️ Proposed helper
+void mergeIntoNullMap(const PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & other_null_map, ColumnPtr & null_map_holder)
+{
+    MutableColumnPtr mutable_null_map_holder = (*std::move(null_map_holder)).mutate();
+    PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & mutable_null_map = static_cast<ColumnUInt8 &>(*mutable_null_map_holder).getData();
+    for (size_t row = 0, size = mutable_null_map.size(); row < size; ++row)
+        mutable_null_map[row] |= other_null_map[row];
+    null_map_holder = std::move(mutable_null_map_holder);
+}
         if (!null_map_holder)
         {
             null_map_holder = column_nullable.getNullMapColumnPtr();
         }
         else
         {
-            MutableColumnPtr mutable_null_map_holder = (*std::move(null_map_holder)).mutate();
-
-            PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & mutable_null_map = static_cast<ColumnUInt8 &>(*mutable_null_map_holder).getData();
-            const PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & other_null_map = column_nullable.getNullMapData();
-            for (size_t row = 0, size = mutable_null_map.size(); row < size; ++row)
-                mutable_null_map[row] |= other_null_map[row];
-
-            null_map_holder = std::move(mutable_null_map_holder);
+            mergeIntoNullMap(column_nullable.getNullMapData(), null_map_holder);
         }
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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.cpp` around lines 60 - 74, Extract the
nullable null-map initialization and OR-merge logic from the current block into
a shared helper, then replace this block and the duplicate logic in
recordFilteredRows with calls to that helper. Preserve the existing
null_map_holder ownership, mutation, and row-wise merge behavior.
dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/tests/gtest_join_get_kind_and_build_index.cpp (1)

130-294: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Extract the repeated NullEQ setup into one helper.

TestNullEqAlignsMixedNullabilityKeySchema, TestNullableNullEqDisablesRuntimeFilter, and TestNonNullableNullEqKeepsRuntimeFilterEnabled repeat the same 40 lines. Only the build key type and the final assertion differ. Extract a helper that takes the probe and build types and returns the prepared actions and key names.

Also replace the try { ... } catch (Exception & e) { FAIL() << e.message(); } wrapper with the repository CATCH macro used in dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp.

♻️ Proposed helper shape
struct PreparedNullEqJoin
{
    JoinInterpreterHelper::TiFlashJoin tiflash_join;
    ExpressionActionsPtr probe_prepare_actions;
    Names probe_key_names;
    ExpressionActionsPtr build_prepare_actions;
    Names build_key_names;
};

PreparedNullEqJoin prepareNullEqJoin(const DataTypePtr & probe_type, const DataTypePtr & build_type, bool align);
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In `@dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/tests/gtest_join_get_kind_and_build_index.cpp`
around lines 130 - 294, Extract the duplicated NullEQ setup in the three named
tests into a shared PreparedNullEqJoin/prepareNullEqJoin helper accepting probe
and build types and performing join construction, prepareJoin calls, and
optional alignNullEqKeyTypes; keep each test’s distinct assertions unchanged.
Replace the local try/catch wrappers with the repository’s CATCH macro pattern
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Inline comments:
In `@dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp`:
- Line 205: Replace the assert validating is_null_eq in the join request
construction with RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG, preserving the condition that it is empty
or matches join_cols.size() and providing a clear mismatch message.

In `@dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h`:
- Line 99: Restore positional compatibility for compileJoin by moving is_null_eq
after the existing parameters or adding a non-ambiguous compatibility overload.
Update both the declaration in dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h (lines
99-99) and the corresponding implementation in
dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp (lines 348-367), preserving support
for callers that pass left_conds as the sixth argument.

In `@dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp`:
- Around line 126-131: Update the join planning flow to call
JoinInterpreterHelper::alignNullEqKeyTypes before compiling other-condition
actions, and ensure genColumnsForOtherJoinFilter uses the post-alignment probe
and build schemas for origin ColumnRef types. Preserve the aligned Nullable(T)
types when compiling other_cond_expr so direct null-equality keys remain
schema-consistent.

In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp`:
- Around line 59-87: Enforce a single contract for is_null_eq in the Join
constructor by validating that its size matches key_names, including allowing or
normalizing the intended empty-input case before downstream use. Remove the
empty-vector default from getKeyColumns and align hasNullableNullEqKey and
extractJoinKeyColumnsAndFilterNullMap with the constructor-validated contract,
preserving per-key null-equality behavior.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp`:
- Around line 155-188: Validate in the Join constructor that key_names_left,
key_names_right, and is_null_eq have identical sizes using RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG. In
dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp lines 59-87, remove the default value from
getKeyColumns’s is_null_eq parameter and require an exact size match, including
rejecting an empty vector unless the key-name lists are also empty.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/JoinInterpreterHelper.cpp`:
- Around line 193-196: The validation failures in the join key-size checks
should throw DB::Exception instead of TiFlashException. Update both validation
paths around is_null_eq_size() and the related join key-size checks to use a
defined ErrorCodes value and the fmt-style DB::Exception constructor, preserving
the existing validation conditions and messages.

In `@dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/tests/gtest_join_get_kind_and_build_index.cpp`:
- Around line 130-294: Extract the duplicated NullEQ setup in the three named
tests into a shared PreparedNullEqJoin/prepareNullEqJoin helper accepting probe
and build types and performing join construction, prepareJoin calls, and
optional alignNullEqKeyTypes; keep each test’s distinct assertions unchanged.
Replace the local try/catch wrappers with the repository’s CATCH macro pattern
used by gtest_mock_executors.cpp.

In `@dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp`:
- Around line 213-225: Update the NullEQ runtime-filter disable log in the
shouldDisableRuntimeFilter branch to use LOG_DEBUG instead of LOG_INFO and
include executor_id in the message, matching the adjacent type-mismatch branch.

In `@dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_spill_join.cpp`:
- Around line 727-736: Add an explicit assertion in the spill-join test after
computing ref_columns to verify that the NullEQ query returns at least one
matching row for NULL join keys, such as asserting a non-zero result row count.
Keep the existing spill/non-spill comparison and column-pruning assertions
unchanged.

In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp`:
- Around line 118-141: Replace the hand-built string logic in formatNullEqFlags
with fmt::format-based construction, preserving the existing bracketed
comma-separated 0/1 output. Simplify hasNullEqKey by using std::any_of with an
equivalent nonzero-flag predicate, and retain the current boolean result.

In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.cpp`:
- Around line 60-74: Extract the nullable null-map initialization and OR-merge
logic from the current block into a shared helper, then replace this block and
the duplicate logic in recordFilteredRows with calls to that helper. Preserve
the existing null_map_holder ownership, mutation, and row-wise merge behavior.

In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp`:
- Around line 78-256: Replace the duplicated Join construction in makeTestJoin,
makeOuterJoinTestJoin, makeSemiJoinTestJoin, and makeMixedKeyJoin with a
NullEqJoinSpec describing probe/build keys, null-equality flags, kind, request
ID, output columns, conditions, and flag-helper name, then implement one
makeJoin factory that performs the shared construction. Update each existing
helper to populate a spec and delegate to makeJoin, preserving its current
behavior and overload interfaces.

In `@docs/note/nulleq_join.md`:
- Around line 35-36: Update the design note to reflect the implemented join
behavior: rewrite proposal language as historical decisions or current fallback
behavior, document that JoinBinder emits is_null_eq and that propagation and
packed-key support are complete, and replace any ellipsis with the actual field
definition if this document is the protocol source of truth.
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  • dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp
  • dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h
  • dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/JoinInterpreterHelper.cpp
  • dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/JoinInterpreterHelper.h
  • dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/tests/gtest_join_get_kind_and_build_index.cpp
  • dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp
  • dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_spill_join.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/CrossJoinProbeHelper.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.h
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinHashMap.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinHashMap.h
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinPartition.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinPartition.h
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.h
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/NullAwareSemiJoinHelper.h
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/ProbeProcessInfo.cpp
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/ProbeProcessInfo.h
  • dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp
  • dbms/src/TestUtils/ColumnsToTiPBExpr.h
  • dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.cpp
  • dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.h
  • dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp
  • docs/note/nulleq_join.md

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join->set_join_exec_type(tipb::JoinExecType::TypeHashJoin);
join->set_inner_idx(inner_index);
join->set_is_null_aware_semi_join(is_null_aware_semi_join);
assert(is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == join_cols.size());

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use runtime validation for is_null_eq.

Line 205 is removed in release builds. A mismatched flag vector can then serialize an invalid join request and fail only during later request processing. Replace assert with RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG.

Proposed fix
-    assert(is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == join_cols.size());
+    RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG(
+        is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == join_cols.size(),
+        "is_null_eq size {} does not match join column count {}",
+        is_null_eq.size(),
+        join_cols.size());
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assert(is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == join_cols.size());
RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG(
is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == join_cols.size(),
"is_null_eq size {} does not match join column count {}",
is_null_eq.size(),
join_cols.size());
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In `@dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp` at line 205, Replace the assert
validating is_null_eq in the join request construction with RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG,
preserving the condition that it is empty or matches join_cols.size() and
providing a clear mismatch message.

ExecutorBinderPtr right,
tipb::JoinType tp,
const ASTs & join_cols,
const std::vector<UInt8> & is_null_eq = {},

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- null-eq commit summary ---'
git show --stat --oneline "$commit"

printf '%s\n' '--- null-eq commit changes ---'
git show --format= --unified=12 "$commit" -- "$file_h" "$file_cpp" dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.h dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.cpp

printf '%s\n' '--- predecessor declaration ---'
git show "$commit^:$file_h" | sed -n '88,110p'

printf '%s\n' '--- predecessor compileJoin calls ---'
git grep -n -C 5 'compileJoin' "$commit^" -- 'dbms/src/**/*.{cpp,h,hpp}' 'dbms/src/*.cpp' 'dbms/src/*.h' || true

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header = "dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h"
commit = "365b845c9"

current = open(header, encoding="utf-8").read()
previous = subprocess.check_output(
    ["git", "show", f"{commit}^:{header}"], text=True
)

def compile_join_params(text):
    match = re.search(
        r"ExecutorBinderPtr\s+compileJoin\s*\((.*?)\);",
        text,
        re.S,
    )
    assert match, "compileJoin declaration not found"
    return [
        re.sub(r"\s+", " ", line.strip())
        for line in match.group(1).splitlines()
        if line.strip()
    ]

old_params = compile_join_params(previous)
new_params = compile_join_params(current)

assert "const ASTs & left_conds" in old_params[5]
assert "const std::vector<UInt8> & is_null_eq" in new_params[5]
assert "const ASTs & left_conds" in new_params[6]

# The old positional call supplies an ASTs value as argument six.
assert "ASTs" in old_params[5]
assert "std::vector<UInt8>" in new_params[5]
assert "ASTs" in open("dbms/src/Parsers/IAST_fwd.h", encoding="utf-8").read()

print("old sixth parameter: ", old_params[5])
print("new sixth parameter: ", new_params[5])
print("new seventh parameter:", new_params[6])
print("ASTs is a distinct vector type; old positional argument six no longer matches.")
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Restore positional compatibility for compileJoin.

is_null_eq replaced the previous sixth parameter, left_conds. Existing callers that pass condition arguments positionally now fail to compile. Move is_null_eq after the existing parameters or add a non-ambiguous compatibility overload in JoinBinder.h and JoinBinder.cpp.

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  • dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h#L99-L99 (this comment)
  • dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp#L348-L367
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In `@dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h` at line 99, Restore positional
compatibility for compileJoin by moving is_null_eq after the existing parameters
or adding a non-ambiguous compatibility overload. Update both the declaration in
dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.h (lines 99-99) and the corresponding
implementation in dbms/src/Debug/MockExecutor/JoinBinder.cpp (lines 348-367),
preserving support for callers that pass left_conds as the sixth argument.

Comment on lines +126 to +131
JoinInterpreterHelper::alignNullEqKeyTypes(
tiflash_join.is_null_eq,
probe_side_prepare_actions,
probe_key_names,
build_side_prepare_actions,
build_key_names);

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  dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/DAGExpressionAnalyzer.cpp \
  dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/DAGExpressionAnalyzer.h

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analyzer = Path("dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/DAGExpressionAnalyzer.cpp").read_text()
helper = Path("dbms/src/Flash/Coprocessor/JoinInterpreterHelper.cpp").read_text()
physical = Path("dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp").read_text()
actions = Path("dbms/src/Interpreters/ExpressionActions.cpp").read_text()
join = Path("dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp").read_text()

build_key = analyzer[analyzer.index("std::tuple<bool, Names, Names> DAGExpressionAnalyzer::buildJoinKey"):
                    analyzer.index("bool DAGExpressionAnalyzer::appendJoinKeyAndJoinFilters")]
fill = helper[helper.index("void TiFlashJoin::fillJoinOtherConditionsAction"):
               helper.index("std::tuple<ExpressionActionsPtr, Names, Names, String> prepareJoin")]
align = helper[helper.index("void alignNullEqKeyTypes"):
                helper.index("std::vector<RuntimeFilterPtr> TiFlashJoin::genRuntimeFilterList")]

assert "bool has_actions = key.tp() != tipb::ExprType::ColumnRef;" in build_key
assert "original_key_names.push_back(key_name);" in build_key
assert "key_names.push_back(key_name);" in build_key
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assert "append_origin_columns(right_cols" in helper
assert "ExpressionAction::convertToNullable(probe_key_names[i])" in align
assert "ExpressionAction::convertToNullable(build_key_names[i])" in align
assert "convertColumnToNullable(sample_block.getByName(col_need_to_nullable));" in actions
assert "non_equal_conditions.other_cond_expr->execute(block);" in join
assert physical.index("tiflash_join.fillJoinOtherConditionsAction(") < physical.index(
    "JoinInterpreterHelper::alignNullEqKeyTypes("
)

# Deterministic data-shape probe for a direct ColumnRef:
# - other-condition compilation receives the origin schema: T
# - direct join keys retain the origin name
# - NullEQ alignment changes that same prepared name to Nullable(T)
origin_type = "T"
compiled_input_type = origin_type
prepared_probe_type = "Nullable(T)"
prepared_build_type = "Nullable(T)"
direct_key_name = "probe_key"

assert compiled_input_type == origin_type
assert direct_key_name == "probe_key"
assert prepared_probe_type != compiled_input_type
assert prepared_build_type != compiled_input_type

print("direct ColumnRef keeps its source name")
print("other-condition input type:", compiled_input_type)
print("post-alignment prepared key type:", prepared_probe_type)
print("other_cond_expr executes on the post-alignment block")
print("ordering leaves fillJoinOtherConditionsAction before alignNullEqKeyTypes")
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Align NullEQ keys before compiling other-condition actions. Direct ColumnRef keys keep their source names, so alignNullEqKeyTypes can change a column from T to Nullable(T) after other_cond_expr was compiled from the original schema. Use post-alignment types for origin columns; moving the call alone is insufficient while genColumnsForOtherJoinFilter still uses unaligned schemas.

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In `@dbms/src/Flash/Planner/Plans/PhysicalJoin.cpp` around lines 126 - 131, Update
the join planning flow to call JoinInterpreterHelper::alignNullEqKeyTypes before
compiling other-condition actions, and ensure genColumnsForOtherJoinFilter uses
the post-alignment probe and build schemas for origin ColumnRef types. Preserve
the aligned Nullable(T) types when compiling other_cond_expr so direct
null-equality keys remain schema-consistent.

Comment on lines +59 to +87
ColumnRawPtrs getKeyColumns(const Names & key_names, const Block & block, const std::vector<UInt8> & is_null_eq = {})
{
size_t keys_size = key_names.size();
RUNTIME_CHECK(is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == keys_size);
ColumnRawPtrs key_columns(keys_size);

for (size_t i = 0; i < keys_size; ++i)
{
key_columns[i] = block.getByName(key_names[i]).column.get();

/// We will join only keys, where all components are not NULL.
if (key_columns[i]->isColumnNullable())
/// Ordinary '=' keys join only nested values where all components are not NULL.
/// NullEQ keys must keep their nullable wrapper so nullness can participate in key comparison.
if (key_columns[i]->isColumnNullable() && (is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq[i] == 0))
key_columns[i] = &static_cast<const ColumnNullable &>(*key_columns[i]).getNestedColumn();
}

return key_columns;
}

bool hasNullableNullEqKey(const Names & key_names, const Block & block, const std::vector<UInt8> & is_null_eq)
{
RUNTIME_CHECK(key_names.size() == is_null_eq.size());
for (size_t i = 0; i < key_names.size(); ++i)
{
if (is_null_eq[i] != 0 && block.getByName(key_names[i]).type->isNullable())
return true;
}
return false;
}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

The two helpers use different size contracts for is_null_eq.

getKeyColumns accepts an empty is_null_eq and treats every key as an ordinary = key. hasNullableNullEqKey at Line 80 requires key_names.size() == is_null_eq.size(), and extractJoinKeyColumnsAndFilterNullMap in dbms/src/Interpreters/JoinUtils.cpp applies the same strict check. A Join built with a short or empty is_null_eq therefore passes getKeyColumns and then aborts later in initBuild or insertFromBlock.

Enforce one contract. Validate the size once in the Join constructor and drop the empty-vector default here.

🛠️ Proposed change
-ColumnRawPtrs getKeyColumns(const Names & key_names, const Block & block, const std::vector<UInt8> & is_null_eq = {})
+ColumnRawPtrs getKeyColumns(const Names & key_names, const Block & block, const std::vector<UInt8> & is_null_eq)
 {
     size_t keys_size = key_names.size();
-    RUNTIME_CHECK(is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq.size() == keys_size);
+    RUNTIME_CHECK(is_null_eq.size() == keys_size);
     ColumnRawPtrs key_columns(keys_size);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < keys_size; ++i)
     {
         key_columns[i] = block.getByName(key_names[i]).column.get();
 
         /// Ordinary '=' keys join only nested values where all components are not NULL.
         /// NullEQ keys must keep their nullable wrapper so nullness can participate in key comparison.
-        if (key_columns[i]->isColumnNullable() && (is_null_eq.empty() || is_null_eq[i] == 0))
+        if (key_columns[i]->isColumnNullable() && is_null_eq[i] == 0)
             key_columns[i] = &static_cast<const ColumnNullable &>(*key_columns[i]).getNestedColumn();
     }
 
     return key_columns;
 }
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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/Join.cpp` around lines 59 - 87, Enforce a single
contract for is_null_eq in the Join constructor by validating that its size
matches key_names, including allowing or normalizing the intended empty-input
case before downstream use. Remove the empty-vector default from getKeyColumns
and align hasNullableNullEqKey and extractJoinKeyColumnsAndFilterNullMap with
the constructor-validated contract, preserving per-key null-equality behavior.

ref pingcap#10787

Support null-eq join in TiFlash by plumbing join metadata from DAG/planner into join execution,
handling nullable null-eq keys correctly in hash join, refining row-filter/null-key handling for
outer/full join paths, disabling incompatible runtime-filter paths, and adding targeted test coverage.
This branch also keeps the existing json_object pushdown changes already present on the branch.

Signed-off-by: xufei <xufeixw@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: xufei <xufeixw@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: xufei <xufeixw@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: xufei <xufeixw@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: xufei <xufeixw@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
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dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp (2)

439-449: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Guard the column cast in getInt32Value.

checkAndGetColumn<ColumnInt32> returns nullptr when the column type differs. The helper dereferences the result directly, so a type mismatch causes a segfault instead of a readable test failure. The file also builds Int64 and String columns, so a future call with the wrong column type is plausible.

♻️ Proposed guard
 std::optional<Int32> getInt32Value(const Block & block, const String & name, size_t row)
 {
     const auto & column = block.getByName(name).column;
     if (const auto * nullable_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnNullable>(column.get()); nullable_column != nullptr)
     {
         if (nullable_column->getNullMapData()[row] != 0)
             return std::nullopt;
-        return checkAndGetColumn<ColumnInt32>(nullable_column->getNestedColumnPtr().get())->getData()[row];
+        const auto * nested = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnInt32>(nullable_column->getNestedColumnPtr().get());
+        RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG(nested != nullptr, "column {} is not a nullable Int32 column", name);
+        return nested->getData()[row];
     }
-    return checkAndGetColumn<ColumnInt32>(column.get())->getData()[row];
+    const auto * int_column = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnInt32>(column.get());
+    RUNTIME_CHECK_MSG(int_column != nullptr, "column {} is not an Int32 column", name);
+    return int_column->getData()[row];
 }
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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp` around lines 439 - 449,
Update getInt32Value to validate the ColumnInt32 cast for both nullable nested
columns and non-nullable columns before dereferencing it; on a type mismatch,
fail the test with a readable assertion or equivalent diagnostic instead of
allowing a null-pointer dereference.

78-261: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Consider one shared Join factory to remove the duplicated argument tail.

Four factories repeat the same SpillConfig pair and the same positional tail (1024, 0, "", "", 0, true). A change to the Join constructor signature then requires four edits. Extract a single helper that takes the varying parts (key names, is_null_eq, kind, schema, conditions, flag helper name) and holds the shared defaults in one place.

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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp` around lines 78 - 261,
Introduce one shared Join factory for the duplicated construction logic in
makeTestJoin, makeOuterJoinTestJoin, makeSemiJoinTestJoin, and makeMixedKeyJoin.
Have it accept the varying key names, null-equality flags, join kind, schema,
non-equality conditions, and flag helper name, while centralizing the
SpillConfig instances and shared constructor tail defaults; update the existing
factories to delegate to it without changing their behavior.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp`:
- Around line 439-449: Update getInt32Value to validate the ColumnInt32 cast for
both nullable nested columns and non-nullable columns before dereferencing it;
on a type mismatch, fail the test with a readable assertion or equivalent
diagnostic instead of allowing a null-pointer dereference.
- Around line 78-261: Introduce one shared Join factory for the duplicated
construction logic in makeTestJoin, makeOuterJoinTestJoin, makeSemiJoinTestJoin,
and makeMixedKeyJoin. Have it accept the varying key names, null-equality flags,
join kind, schema, non-equality conditions, and flag helper name, while
centralizing the SpillConfig instances and shared constructor tail defaults;
update the existing factories to delegate to it without changing their behavior.

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145-167: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Rename the new variables to camelCase.

int_type, nullable_key_type, probe_key_type, probe_value_type, build_key_type, and build_value_type use snake_case. Rename them to intType, nullableKeyType, probeKeyType, probeValueType, buildKeyType, and buildValueType.

As per coding guidelines, method and variable names should use camelCase.

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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp` around lines 145 - 167,
Rename the local variables in the join type setup from snake_case to camelCase:
int_type to intType, nullable_key_type to nullableKeyType, probe_key_type to
probeKeyType, probe_value_type to probeValueType, build_key_type to
buildKeyType, and build_value_type to buildValueType, updating every reference
within the surrounding switch and function.

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145-167: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for non-nullable matched-side schemas.

The current left, right, and full outer tests pass an already nullable key type through the default overload. They do not exercise this makeNullable(key_type) path with a non-nullable key_type.

Add an outer-join test with DataTypeInt32 and assert the result schema. Only the unmatched side should be nullable for left/right joins. Both sides should be nullable for full joins. getInt32Value checks values but does not detect incorrect nullability metadata.

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In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp` around lines 145 - 167,
Add an outer-join test using non-nullable DataTypeInt32 key and value types,
covering left, right, and full joins through the makeNullable(key_type) path.
Assert the result schema nullability explicitly: only the unmatched side is
nullable for left/right joins, while both sides are nullable for full joins;
retain value assertions separately because getInt32Value does not validate
nullability metadata.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@dbms/src/Interpreters/tests/gtest_join_null_eq.cpp`:
- Around line 145-167: Rename the local variables in the join type setup from
snake_case to camelCase: int_type to intType, nullable_key_type to
nullableKeyType, probe_key_type to probeKeyType, probe_value_type to
probeValueType, build_key_type to buildKeyType, and build_value_type to
buildValueType, updating every reference within the surrounding switch and
function.
- Around line 145-167: Add an outer-join test using non-nullable DataTypeInt32
key and value types, covering left, right, and full joins through the
makeNullable(key_type) path. Assert the result schema nullability explicitly:
only the unmatched side is nullable for left/right joins, while both sides are
nullable for full joins; retain value assertions separately because
getInt32Value does not validate nullability metadata.

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