Mysql 8.0.18 hash join test (recommended)

CREATE TABLE COLUMNS_hj as select * from information_schema.`COLUMNS`;
INSERT INTO COLUMNS SELECT * FROM COLUMNS; -- Insert 250,000 rows for the last time CREATE TABLE COLUMNS_hj2 as select * from information_schema.`COLUMNS`;

explain format=tree
SELECT 
 COUNT(c1.PRIVILEGES),
 SUM(c1.ordinal_position)
FROM
 COLUMNS_hj c1,
 COLUMNS_hj2 c2
WHERE
 c1.table_name = c2.table_name
AND c1.column_name = c2.column_name
GROUP BY
 c1.table_name,
 c1.column_name
ORDER BY
 c1.table_name,
 c1.column_name;

-> Sort: <temporary>.TABLE_NAME, <temporary>.COLUMN_NAME
 -> Table scan on <temporary>
  -> Aggregate using temporary table
   -> Inner hash join (c1.`COLUMN_NAME` = c2.`COLUMN_NAME`), (c1.`TABLE_NAME` = c2.`TABLE_NAME`) (cost=134217298.97 rows=13421218)
    -> Table scan on c1 (cost=1.60 rows=414619)
    -> Hash
     -> Table scan on c2 (cost=347.95 rows=3237)

set join_buffer_size=1048576000;

SELECT 
 COUNT(c1.PRIVILEGES),
 SUM(c1.ordinal_position)
FROM
 COLUMNS_hj c1,
 COLUMNS_hj2 c2
WHERE
 c1.table_name = c2.table_name
AND c1.column_name = c2.column_name
GROUP BY
 c1.table_name,
 c1.column_name
ORDER BY
 c1.table_name,
 c1.column_name;

alter table columns_hj drop index idx_columns_hj;
alter table columns_hj2 drop index idx_columns_hj2;
create index idx_columns_hj on columns_hj(table_name,column_name);
create index idx_columns_hj2 on columns_hj2(table_name,column_name);

-> Sort: <temporary>.TABLE_NAME, <temporary>.COLUMN_NAME
 -> Table scan on <temporary>
  -> Aggregate using temporary table
   -> Nested loop inner join (cost=454325.17 rows=412707)
    -> Filter: ((c2.`TABLE_NAME` is not null) and (c2.`COLUMN_NAME` is not null)) (cost=347.95 rows=3237)
     -> Table scan on c2 (cost=347.95 rows=3237)
    -> Index lookup on c1 using idx_COLUMNS_hj (TABLE_NAME=c2.`TABLE_NAME`, COLUMN_NAME=c2.`COLUMN_NAME`) (cost=127.50 rows=127)

mysql> select /*+ set_var(optimizer_switch='index_merge=off') set_var(join_buffer_size=4M) */ c_id from customer limit 1;

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