Re: Query Discrepancy in Postgres HLL Test

On 4/28/24 06:01, Ayush Vatsa wrote:
> Hi PostgreSQL Community,
> I'm currently delving into Postgres HLL (HyperLogLog) functionality and
> have encountered an unexpected behavior while executing queries from the
> "cumulative_add_sparse_edge.sql
> <https://github.com/citusdata/postgresql-hll/blob/master/sql/cumulative_add_sparse_edge.sql#L28-L36>" regress test. This particular test data file <https://github.com/citusdata/postgresql-hll/blob/master/sql/data/cumulative_add_sparse_edge.csv#L515-L516> involves three columns, with the last column representing an HLL (HyperLogLog) value derived from the previous HLL value and the current raw value.
>
> Upon manual inspection of the query responsible for deriving the last
> row's HLL value, I noticed a discrepancy. When executing the query:
> """
> -- '\x148B481002....' is second last rows hll value
> SELECT hll_add('\x148B481002.....', hll_hashval(2561));
> """
> instead of obtaining the expected value (''\x148B481002....''), I
> received a different output which is ('\x138b48000200410061008100a1
> ........').
>
> My initial assumption is that this could potentially be attributed to a
> precision error. However, I'm reaching out to seek clarity on why this
> disparity is occurring and to explore potential strategies for
> mitigating it (as I want the behaviour to be consistent to regress test
> file).

I would say your best option is to file an issue here:

https://github.com/citusdata/postgresql-hll/issues

>
> Regards
> Ayush Vatsa

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