Fix minmax-multi distance for extreme interval values
When calculating distance for interval values, the code mostly mimicked
interval_mi, i.e. it built a new interval value for the difference.
That however does not work for sufficiently distant interval values,
when the difference overflows the interval range.
Instead, we can calculate the distance directly, without constructing
the intermediate (and unnecessary) interval value.
Backpatch to 14, where minmax-multi indexes were introduced.
Reported-by: Dean Rasheed
Reviewed-by: Ashutosh Bapat, Dean Rasheed
Backpatch-through: 14
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/eef0ea8c-4aaa-8d0d-027f-58b1f35dd170@enterprisedb.com
Branch
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REL_16_STABLE
Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/924e0e2ee058d8dfeae6218dba9419a3ddf1c755
Modified Files
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src/backend/access/brin/brin_minmax_multi.c | 33 ++++-------------------------
src/test/regress/expected/brin_multi.out | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/test/regress/sql/brin_multi.sql | 21 ++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)