When using the OR-optimization on a loop created by exists-to-join, do the early-exit logic for the whole loop, not for each individual OR branch. Possible fix for forum post [forum:c8b205720c | c8b205720c].

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-D 2026-05-04T16:18:25.379
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@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ F src/wal.h ba252daaa94f889f4b2c17c027e823d9be47ce39da1d3799886bbd51f0490452
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 F src/where.c 7241a71725d8c193ddd9e69a299820fcd755943f3b5ac376a84b2716e2848401
 F src/whereInt.h 8d94cb116c9e06205c3d5ac87af065fc044f8cf08bfdccd94b6ea1c1308e65da
-F src/wherecode.c 676cb6cb02878643e817d9917a2d3522b83a3736b2cedd3dc8a01d7bb92af6c2
+F src/wherecode.c 4d573077652f79780d6b50840ab8cbb72053dbb4eb230780dd2a146ab034475d
 F src/whereexpr.c e9f7185fba366d9365aa7a97329609e4cf00b3dd0400d069fbaa5187350c17c6
 F src/window.c c0a38cd32473e8e8e7bc435039f914a36ca42465506dc491c65870c01ddac9fb
 F test/8_3_names.test ebbb5cd36741350040fd28b432ceadf495be25b2
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ F test/exclusive.test 7ff63be7503990921838d5c9f77f6e33e68e48ed1a9d48cd28745bf650
 F test/exclusive2.test cd70b1d9c6fffd336f9795b711dcc5d9ceba133ad3f7001da3fda63615bdc91e
 F test/exec.test e949714dc127eaa5ecc7d723efec1ec27118fdd7
 F test/exists.test 79a75323c78f02bbe9c251ea502a092f9ef63dac
-F test/existsexpr.test b39974adaa7fa1deccc065a57f10db96f9005d2ba9e6f933a5f35c9128bcc1ad
+F test/existsexpr.test 1ce70ac41fb6d52525774388aa23e982428e883a850f9d56d49776d234865552
 F test/existsexpr2.test dc23e76389eff3d29f6488ff733012a3560cd67ec8cfaecbecd52cced5d5af11
 F test/existsfault.test ff41c11f3052c1bbd4f8dd557802310026253d67d7c4e3a180c16d2f0862973e
 F test/expr.test db981f8a85520e99ae20aab7ad2e9b5b0437ed09159b57ced434c672075d2e61
@@ -2203,8 +2203,11 @@ F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee
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 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
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-U stephan
-Z f82247fc4627c7c9d5cb9e3eb03ef077
+P 9380be51c76392eca9544f1fd56373406d2ce001e77a8d476deb772968f2aacc
+R b0c5fee1261e3ede23c06abcb314461f
+T *branch * exists-or-expr-fix
+T *sym-exists-or-expr-fix *
+T -sym-trunk *
+U dan
+Z 9ca98967ce2f5b33bad22608c4948005
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.

manifest.tags

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-branch trunk
-tag trunk
+branch exists-or-expr-fix
+tag exists-or-expr-fix

manifest.uuid

@@ -1 +1 @@
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src/wherecode.c

@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ Bitmask sqlite3WhereCodeOneLoopStart(
     ** by this loop in the a[0] slot and all notReady tables in a[1..] slots.
     ** This becomes the SrcList in the recursive call to sqlite3WhereBegin().
     */
-    if( pWInfo->nLevel>1 ){
+    if( pWInfo->nLevel>1 || pTabItem->fg.fromExists ){
       int nNotReady;                 /* The number of notReady tables */
       SrcItem *origSrc;              /* Original list of tables */
       nNotReady = pWInfo->nLevel - iLevel - 1;
@@ -2310,6 +2310,13 @@ Bitmask sqlite3WhereCodeOneLoopStart(
       for(k=1; k<=nNotReady; k++){
         memcpy(&pOrTab->a[k], &origSrc[pLevel[k].iFrom], sizeof(pOrTab->a[k]));
       }
+
+      /* Clear the fromExists flag on the OR-optimized table entry so that
+      ** the calls to sqlite3WhereEnd() do not code early-exits after the
+      ** first row is visited. The early exit applies to this table's
+      ** overall loop - including the multiple OR branches and any WHERE
+      ** conditions not passed to the sub-loops - not to the sub-loops.  */
+      pOrTab->a[0].fg.fromExists = 0;
     }else{
       pOrTab = pWInfo->pTabList;
     }
@@ -2553,7 +2560,7 @@ Bitmask sqlite3WhereCodeOneLoopStart(
     assert( pLevel->op==OP_Return );
     pLevel->p2 = sqlite3VdbeCurrentAddr(v);
 
-    if( pWInfo->nLevel>1 ){ sqlite3DbFreeNN(db, pOrTab); }
+    if( pWInfo->pTabList!=pOrTab ){ sqlite3DbFreeNN(db, pOrTab); }
     if( !untestedTerms ) disableTerm(pLevel, pTerm);
   }else
 #endif /* SQLITE_OMIT_OR_OPTIMIZATION */

test/existsexpr.test

@@ -585,5 +585,48 @@ do_execsql_test 13.1 {
   )
 } {7 10}
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Forum post https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/c8b205720c
+#
+reset_db
+do_execsql_test 14.1.0 {
+  CREATE TABLE t(n INTEGER, parent INTEGER);
+  CREATE INDEX idx ON t(parent);
+  INSERT INTO t VALUES (1,  NULL);
+  INSERT INTO t VALUES (10, NULL);
+}
+
+do_execsql_test 14.1.1 {
+  SELECT count(*) FROM t b
+    WHERE (b.parent IS NULL OR b.parent = 99)
+    AND 5 <= +b.n
+} 1
+
+do_execsql_test 14.1.2 {
+  SELECT 'match' WHERE EXISTS (
+      SELECT 1 FROM t b
+      WHERE (b.parent IS NULL OR b.parent = 99)
+      AND 5 <= +b.n
+  )
+} {match}
+
+do_execsql_test 14.2.1 {
+  CREATE TABLE t1(a, b);
+  INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(20, 20);
+
+  CREATE TABLE t2(c, d);
+  CREATE INDEX t2c ON t2(c);
+  CREATE INDEX t2d ON t2(d);
+
+  INSERT INTO t2 VALUES(20, -1);
+  INSERT INTO t2 VALUES(20,  0);
+}
+
+do_execsql_test 14.2.2 {
+  SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM t2 WHERE (c=a OR d=a) AND (d+1)>0
+  )
+} {20 20}
+
 
 finish_test