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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-39366

Correlated scalar subquery with STDDEV_POP() returns truncated/inconsistent results when subquery_cache=on

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    • Bug
    • Status: Open (View Workflow)
    • Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • 12.3.2, 12.2.2
    • None
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    • Ubuntu 24.04

    Description

      A correlated scalar subquery using STDDEV_POP() returns inconsistent values across rows for the same partition when subquery_cache=on.

      For the same partition p = 1, the mathematically correct result is:
      57.0087712549569

      MariaDB behavior observed:

      STDDEV_POP(v) OVER (PARTITION BY p) returns the correct value for every row
      Plain scalar aggregate SELECT STDDEV_POP(v) FROM t WHERE p = 1 also returns the correct value
      But the correlated scalar subquery
      (SELECT STDDEV_POP(t2.v) FROM t t2 WHERE t2.p = t1.p)
      returns:
      correct value on the first row
      then a truncated/rounded value 57.008800000000000 on later rows in the same result set

      POC:

      DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS st;
      CREATE DATABASE st;
      USE st;
       
      CREATE TABLE t (
        id INT PRIMARY KEY,
        p INT,
        v INT
      );
       
      INSERT INTO t VALUES
        (1,1,12),(2,1,99),(3,1,-45),(4,1,7),(5,1,-88),(6,1,23),(7,1,55),
        (8,2,1),(9,2,2),(10,2,3);
       
      -- Baseline: correct scalar aggregate
      SELECT STDDEV_POP(v) AS sd
      FROM t
      WHERE p = 1;
      -- Expected / actual correct:
      -- 57.0087712549569 (display format may vary)
       
      -- Baseline: correct window result
      SELECT id,
             CAST(STDDEV_POP(v) OVER (PARTITION BY p) AS DECIMAL(30,15)) AS wf_sd
      FROM t
      WHERE p = 1
      ORDER BY id;
      -- Expected: same value on every row
      -- 57.008771254956900
       
      -- Problematic query: correlated scalar subquery
      SELECT id,
             CAST((SELECT STDDEV_POP(t2.v)
                   FROM t t2
                   WHERE t2.p = t1.p) AS DECIMAL(30,15)) AS sc_sd
      FROM t AS t1
      WHERE p = 1
      ORDER BY id;
      

      Actual result on MariaDB 12.2.2:

      id sc_sd
      1 57.008771254956900
      2 57.008800000000000
      3 57.008800000000000
      4 57.008800000000000
      5 57.008800000000000
      6 57.008800000000000
      7 57.008800000000000

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