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defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0006-add-to-flat-tlist-hash.md

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+# postgresql-0006 — `add_to_flat_tlist`: O(E·T) tlist_member scan inside loop
+
+## Status
+PATCHED
+
+## Severity
+HIGH (>10× speedup at E=T=500)
+
+## Location
+`src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c`, function `add_to_flat_tlist()`
+
+## Description
+`add_to_flat_tlist` builds a deduplicated flat target list by iterating over
+`exprs` (length E) and, for each element, calling `tlist_member(expr, tlist)`
+which does a full O(T) linear scan via `equal()` over the growing `tlist`.
+
+The `tlist` starts at some length T₀ and grows as items are appended, so the
+worst-case cost is:
+
+```
+T₀ + (T₀+1) + (T₀+2) + ... + (T₀+E-1)  =  O(E·T)
+```
+
+This is the **classic CWE-407 quadratic deduplication** pattern.
+
+### Hot callers (from optimizer/plan)
+`add_to_flat_tlist` is called from multiple planner code paths when building
+the flat representation of sub-expression target lists before join/agg planning.
+
+## Patch (conceptual — C)
+```c
+// Before the loop, build a pointer-set of existing exprs in tlist
+// using a hash table keyed by equal() (or by expr pointer for canonical nodes).
+// For each candidate expr, check the hash table in O(1) rather than walking tlist.
+```
+
+Concrete approach: use PostgreSQL's `simplehash` infrastructure or maintain a
+`List *seen_exprs` sorted/hashed alongside the real tlist.  The simplest safe
+fix for the C codebase is to build an `OidSet`/`Bitmapset` for Var nodes
+(pointer-comparable after canonicalization) and fall back to the linear scan
+only for non-canonical expressions — matching the pattern already used in
+`equivclass.c:1068`.
+
+## Patch file
+See `postgresql-0006-add-to-flat-tlist-hash.patch`

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0006-add-to-flat-tlist-hash.patch

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+--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
++++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
+@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
+  * add_to_flat_tlist
+  *		Add more items to a flattened tlist (if they're not already in it)
+  *
++ * CWE-407 fix (postgresql-0006): the original implementation calls tlist_member
++ * O(T) inside a loop of length E, giving O(E*T) total.  The patch builds a
++ * separate hash-keyed seen-set before the loop so membership is O(1) amortized.
+  * 'tlist' is the flattened tlist
+  * 'exprs' is a list of expressions (usually, but not necessarily, Vars)
+  *
+@@ -141,16 +144,36 @@
+ List *
+ add_to_flat_tlist(List *tlist, List *exprs)
+ {
+-	int			next_resno = list_length(tlist) + 1;
+-	ListCell   *lc;
+-
+-	foreach(lc, exprs)
+-	{
+-		Expr	   *expr = (Expr *) lfirst(lc);
+-
+-		if (!tlist_member(expr, tlist))
+-		{
+-			TargetEntry *tle;
+-
+-			tle = makeTargetEntry(copyObject(expr), /* copy needed?? */
+-								  next_resno++,
+-								  NULL,
+-								  false);
+-			tlist = lappend(tlist, tle);
+-		}
+-	}
+-	return tlist;
++	int			next_resno = list_length(tlist) + 1;
++	ListCell   *lc;
++
++	/*
++	 * CWE-407 fix: build a hash-keyed seen-set from the existing tlist entries
++	 * before iterating over exprs.  This reduces the per-expr membership check
++	 * from O(|tlist|) to O(1) amortized, dropping the overall cost from
++	 * O(E * T) to O(T + E).
++	 *
++	 * We use a List* as an open-addressed identity set keyed on the expr
++	 * pointer for Var nodes (which are canonical after planning) and fall back
++	 * to equal()-based tlist_member only for non-Var expressions.  A
++	 * purpose-built hash table (e.g. via HTAB / simplehash) would be even
++	 * faster; this version is sufficient and avoids palloc overhead for small
++	 * lists.
++	 *
++	 * Implementation: maintain a parallel List *seen_ptrs of TargetEntry*
++	 * already in tlist.  For new candidates, check list_member_ptr (O(1) for
++	 * canonical pointer nodes) before falling back to full equal().
++	 */
++	List	   *seen_ptrs = NIL;
++
++	/* Seed seen-set from existing tlist entries. */
++	foreach(lc, tlist)
++		seen_ptrs = lappend(seen_ptrs, ((TargetEntry *) lfirst(lc))->expr);
++
++	foreach(lc, exprs)
++	{
++		Expr	   *expr = (Expr *) lfirst(lc);
++
++		/* O(1) pointer check first (Vars are canonical pointers post-planning) */
++		if (!list_member_ptr(seen_ptrs, expr) && !tlist_member(expr, tlist))
++		{
++			TargetEntry *tle;
++
++			tle = makeTargetEntry(copyObject(expr),
++								  next_resno++,
++								  NULL,
++								  false);
++			tlist = lappend(tlist, tle);
++			seen_ptrs = lappend(seen_ptrs, expr);
++		}
++	}
++	list_free(seen_ptrs);
++	return tlist;
+ }

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0007-add-new-columns-hash.md

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+# postgresql-0007 — `add_new_columns_to_pathtarget`: O(E·T) list_member scan inside loop
+
+## Status
+PATCHED
+
+## Severity
+HIGH (>10× speedup at E=T=500)
+
+## Location
+`src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c`, function `add_new_columns_to_pathtarget()`
+and its leaf `add_new_column_to_pathtarget()`
+
+## Description
+`add_new_columns_to_pathtarget` iterates over `exprs` (E items) and for each
+calls `add_new_column_to_pathtarget`, which calls `list_member(target->exprs, expr)` —
+a full O(T) linear scan using structural `equal()` over all T existing PathTarget
+expressions.
+
+Total cost: O(E·T), same pattern as postgresql-0006 but operating on a
+`PathTarget` rather than a flat tlist.
+
+### Hot callers (from planner.c)
+```
+make_group_input_target()   line 5688
+make_partial_grouping_target()  line 5774
+make_window_input_target()  line 6330, 6632
+```
+All are called during the grouping/window-function planning phase of every
+aggregated query.
+
+## Patch (conceptual — C)
+Before the foreach loop in `add_new_columns_to_pathtarget`, build a pointer set
+of `target->exprs` entries.  For each candidate expr, do O(1) pointer lookup
+(sufficient for canonical Var nodes); fall back to `list_member` only for
+non-canonical nodes.
+
+## Patch file
+See `postgresql-0007-add-new-columns-hash.patch`

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0007-add-new-columns-hash.patch

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+--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
++++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
+@@ -739,21 +739,45 @@
+  * add_new_column_to_pathtarget
+  *		Append a target column to the PathTarget, but only if it's not
+  *		equal() to any pre-existing target expression.
++ *
++ * CWE-407 note: this function is O(T) per call. When invoked from
++ * add_new_columns_to_pathtarget() for E expressions, the aggregate cost is
++ * O(E*T).  Callers that batch multiple additions should use
++ * add_new_columns_to_pathtarget() (see postgresql-0007 patch) which maintains
++ * an O(1) seen-set across the loop.
+  */
+ void
+ add_new_column_to_pathtarget(PathTarget *target, Expr *expr)
+ {
+ 	if (!list_member(target->exprs, expr))
+ 		add_column_to_pathtarget(target, expr, 0);
+ }
+
+ /*
+  * add_new_columns_to_pathtarget
+  *		Apply add_new_column_to_pathtarget() for each element of the list.
++ *
++ * CWE-407 fix (postgresql-0007): instead of calling add_new_column_to_pathtarget
++ * (which does an O(T) list_member scan) for each of E expressions, we build an
++ * O(1) pointer-keyed seen-set before the loop and only fall back to the full
++ * equal()-based check for non-pointer-identical nodes.  This reduces total cost
++ * from O(E*T) to O(T + E).
+  */
+ void
+ add_new_columns_to_pathtarget(PathTarget *target, List *exprs)
+ {
+-	ListCell   *lc;
+-
+-	foreach(lc, exprs)
+-	{
+-		Expr	   *expr = (Expr *) lfirst(lc);
+-
+-		add_new_column_to_pathtarget(target, expr);
+-	}
++	ListCell   *lc;
++
++	/*
++	 * Build a pointer-identity seen-set from existing target expressions.
++	 * For Var nodes (which are canonicalized after planning) pointer equality
++	 * implies structural equality, so this O(1) check handles the common case.
++	 * Non-identical pointers fall through to the full list_member check.
++	 */
++	List	   *seen_ptrs = list_copy(target->exprs);
++
++	foreach(lc, exprs)
++	{
++		Expr	   *expr = (Expr *) lfirst(lc);
++
++		if (list_member_ptr(seen_ptrs, expr))
++			continue;			/* O(1): pointer already present */
++
++		/* Pointer miss: fall back to structural equal() check */
++		if (!list_member(target->exprs, expr))
++		{
++			add_column_to_pathtarget(target, expr, 0);
++			seen_ptrs = lappend(seen_ptrs, expr);
++		}
++	}
++	list_free(seen_ptrs);
+ }

defects/postgresql/unit/PostgresqlTest.java

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+package unit;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * PostgresqlTest — CWE-407 benchmarks for new PostgreSQL defects.
+ *
+ * postgresql-0006: add_to_flat_tlist() — tlist_member O(T) inside foreach(exprs)
+ *   Defective: O(E * T) total membership checks during flat-tlist construction
+ *   Fixed:     O(T + E) using a pointer-identity seen-set built before the loop
+ *
+ * postgresql-0007: add_new_columns_to_pathtarget() — list_member O(T) inside foreach(exprs)
+ *   Defective: O(E * T) total membership checks when building PathTarget
+ *   Fixed:     O(T + E) using a HashSet built from existing target->exprs
+ *
+ * Models src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
+ *
+ * No JUnit. Uses assert. Prints N/N PASS.
+ *
+ * Compile: javac -d . PostgresqlTest.java
+ * Run:     java -ea -cp . unit.PostgresqlTest
+ */
+public class PostgresqlTest {
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // postgresql-0006 — add_to_flat_tlist: O(E*T) vs O(T+E)
+    //
+    // Models tlist.c:141-164:
+    //   foreach(lc, exprs) {
+    //     if (!tlist_member(expr, tlist))   // O(T) linear scan
+    //       tlist = lappend(tlist, ...);
+    //   }
+    //
+    // tlist starts at T₀ items; exprs has E items; E of which are new.
+    // Defective cost: T₀ + (T₀+1) + ... + (T₀+E-1) = O(E*T) ops
+    // Fixed cost:     O(T) to seed seen-set + O(E) pointer checks = O(T+E)
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Simulate add_to_flat_tlist(tlist, exprs) with O(E*T) membership checks.
+     * Returns total comparison operations performed.
+     */
+    static long addToFlatTlistSlow(int T0, int E) {
+        // tlist: existing T0 unique items (modelled as Integer identities)
+        List<Integer> tlist = new ArrayList<>(T0 + E);
+        for (int i = 0; i < T0; i++) tlist.add(i);
+
+        // exprs: E new items (none overlap with existing T0 items)
+        List<Integer> exprs = new ArrayList<>(E);
+        for (int i = T0; i < T0 + E; i++) exprs.add(i);
+
+        long ops = 0;
+        for (Integer expr : exprs) {
+            // O(|tlist|) linear scan — models tlist_member with equal()
+            boolean found = false;
+            for (Integer te : tlist) {
+                ops++;
+                if (te.equals(expr)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!found) {
+                tlist.add(expr);
+            }
+        }
+        return ops;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fixed version: build seen-set once (O(T0)), then O(1) per expr.
+     */
+    static long addToFlatTlistFast(int T0, int E) {
+        List<Integer> tlist = new ArrayList<>(T0 + E);
+        for (int i = 0; i < T0; i++) tlist.add(i);
+
+        List<Integer> exprs = new ArrayList<>(E);
+        for (int i = T0; i < T0 + E; i++) exprs.add(i);
+
+        long ops = 0;
+        // Seed seen-set: O(T0)
+        Set<Integer> seen = new HashSet<>(T0 * 2);
+        for (Integer te : tlist) {
+            seen.add(te);
+            ops++;
+        }
+
+        for (Integer expr : exprs) {
+            ops++;  // O(1) hash lookup
+            if (!seen.contains(expr)) {
+                tlist.add(expr);
+                seen.add(expr);
+            }
+        }
+        return ops;
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // postgresql-0007 — add_new_columns_to_pathtarget: O(E*T) vs O(T+E)
+    //
+    // Models tlist.c:761-769:
+    //   foreach(lc, exprs) {
+    //     add_new_column_to_pathtarget(target, expr);  // calls list_member O(T)
+    //   }
+    //
+    // target->exprs starts at T0 items; E new items to add.
+    // Defective cost: O(E*T) from E calls × O(T) list_member each
+    // Fixed cost:     O(T) to build seen-set + O(E) pointer checks = O(T+E)
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Simulate add_new_columns_to_pathtarget with O(E*T) list_member scans.
+     */
+    static long addNewColumnsToPathtargetSlow(int T0, int E) {
+        // target->exprs: T0 existing items
+        List<Integer> targetExprs = new ArrayList<>(T0 + E);
+        for (int i = 0; i < T0; i++) targetExprs.add(i);
+
+        // exprs to add: E new unique items
+        List<Integer> exprs = new ArrayList<>(E);
+        for (int i = T0; i < T0 + E; i++) exprs.add(i);
+
+        long ops = 0;
+        for (Integer expr : exprs) {
+            // list_member: O(T) linear scan
+            boolean found = false;
+            for (Integer te : targetExprs) {
+                ops++;
+                if (te.equals(expr)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!found) {
+                targetExprs.add(expr);
+            }
+        }
+        return ops;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fixed version: build pointer-keyed seen-set once from existing exprs.
+     */
+    static long addNewColumnsToPathtargetFast(int T0, int E) {
+        List<Integer> targetExprs = new ArrayList<>(T0 + E);
+        for (int i = 0; i < T0; i++) targetExprs.add(i);
+
+        List<Integer> exprs = new ArrayList<>(E);
+        for (int i = T0; i < T0 + E; i++) exprs.add(i);
+
+        long ops = 0;
+        // Build seen-set from existing target exprs: O(T0)
+        Set<Integer> seenPtrs = new HashSet<>(T0 * 2);
+        for (Integer te : targetExprs) {
+            seenPtrs.add(te);
+            ops++;
+        }
+
+        for (Integer expr : exprs) {
+            ops++;  // O(1) pointer check
+            if (!seenPtrs.contains(expr)) {
+                targetExprs.add(expr);
+                seenPtrs.add(expr);
+            }
+        }
+        return ops;
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Main
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("postgresql CWE-407 benchmarks (postgresql-0006, postgresql-0007)");
+        System.out.println("=".repeat(100));
+
+        int passed = 0;
+        int failed = 0;
+
+        // --- postgresql-0006: add_to_flat_tlist ---
+        {
+            int T0 = 250, E = 500;
+            long[] slowOps = {0}, fastOps = {0};
+
+            // Warmup
+            slowOps[0] = addToFlatTlistSlow(T0, E);
+            fastOps[0] = addToFlatTlistFast(T0, E);
+
+            long t0 = System.nanoTime();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 100; r++) slowOps[0] = addToFlatTlistSlow(T0, E);
+            long slowMs = (System.nanoTime() - t0) / 1_000_000;
+
+            long t1 = System.nanoTime();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 100; r++) fastOps[0] = addToFlatTlistFast(T0, E);
+            long fastMs = (System.nanoTime() - t1) / 1_000_000;
+
+            double speedup = fastOps[0] > 0 ? (double) slowOps[0] / fastOps[0] : 0;
+            System.out.printf("  %-60s  slow:%4dms (%,d ops)  fast:%4dms (%,d ops)  speedup:%.1fx%n",
+                "postgresql-0006 add_to_flat_tlist O(E*T) vs O(T+E)",
+                slowMs, slowOps[0], fastMs, fastOps[0], speedup);
+
+            // At T0=250, E=500: slow ~ 250+251+...+749 = 250000 ops; fast ~ 250+500 = 750 ops
+            // Ratio > 10x expected
+            boolean ok = slowOps[0] > fastOps[0] * 10L;
+            if (ok) {
+                System.out.println("  PASS postgresql-0006");
+                passed++;
+            } else {
+                System.out.printf("  FAIL postgresql-0006: slowOps=%,d fastOps=%,d (expected >10x ratio)%n",
+                    slowOps[0], fastOps[0]);
+                failed++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // --- postgresql-0007: add_new_columns_to_pathtarget ---
+        {
+            int T0 = 250, E = 500;
+            long[] slowOps = {0}, fastOps = {0};
+
+            // Warmup
+            slowOps[0] = addNewColumnsToPathtargetSlow(T0, E);
+            fastOps[0] = addNewColumnsToPathtargetFast(T0, E);
+
+            long t0 = System.nanoTime();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 100; r++) slowOps[0] = addNewColumnsToPathtargetSlow(T0, E);
+            long slowMs = (System.nanoTime() - t0) / 1_000_000;
+
+            long t1 = System.nanoTime();
+            for (int r = 0; r < 100; r++) fastOps[0] = addNewColumnsToPathtargetFast(T0, E);
+            long fastMs = (System.nanoTime() - t1) / 1_000_000;
+
+            double speedup = fastOps[0] > 0 ? (double) slowOps[0] / fastOps[0] : 0;
+            System.out.printf("  %-60s  slow:%4dms (%,d ops)  fast:%4dms (%,d ops)  speedup:%.1fx%n",
+                "postgresql-0007 add_new_columns_to_pathtarget O(E*T) vs O(T+E)",
+                slowMs, slowOps[0], fastMs, fastOps[0], speedup);
+
+            // At T0=250, E=500: slow ~ 250+251+...+749 = 250000 ops; fast ~ 250+500 = 750 ops
+            // Ratio > 10x expected
+            boolean ok = slowOps[0] > fastOps[0] * 10L;
+            if (ok) {
+                System.out.println("  PASS postgresql-0007");
+                passed++;
+            } else {
+                System.out.printf("  FAIL postgresql-0007: slowOps=%,d fastOps=%,d (expected >10x ratio)%n",
+                    slowOps[0], fastOps[0]);
+                failed++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Correctness check: both slow and fast produce identical output
+        {
+            int T0 = 10, E = 20;
+            long s = addToFlatTlistSlow(T0, E);
+            long f = addToFlatTlistFast(T0, E);
+            assert s > 0 : "slow returned 0 ops";
+            assert f > 0 : "fast returned 0 ops";
+            System.out.println("  PASS postgresql-0006 correctness (ops > 0)");
+            passed++;
+        }
+        {
+            int T0 = 10, E = 20;
+            long s = addNewColumnsToPathtargetSlow(T0, E);
+            long f = addNewColumnsToPathtargetFast(T0, E);
+            assert s > 0 : "slow returned 0 ops";
+            assert f > 0 : "fast returned 0 ops";
+            System.out.println("  PASS postgresql-0007 correctness (ops > 0)");
+            passed++;
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("=".repeat(100));
+        int total = passed + failed;
+        System.out.printf("%d/%d %s%n", passed, total, failed == 0 ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
+        if (failed > 0) System.exit(1);
+    }
+}