 contrib/ctidscan/Makefile              |  16 +
 contrib/ctidscan/ctidscan.c            | 808 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 contrib/ctidscan/expected/ctidscan.out | 332 ++++++++++++++
 contrib/ctidscan/sql/ctidscan.sql      |  59 +++
 doc/src/sgml/contrib.sgml              |   1 +
 doc/src/sgml/ctidscan.sgml             |  52 +++
 doc/src/sgml/filelist.sgml             |   1 +
 7 files changed, 1269 insertions(+)

diff --git a/contrib/ctidscan/Makefile b/contrib/ctidscan/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6ed348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ctidscan/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# contrib/ctidscan/Makefile
+
+MODULES = ctidscan
+
+REGRESS = ctidscan
+
+ifdef USE_PGXS
+PG_CONFIG = pg_config
+PGXS := $(shell $(PG_CONFIG) --pgxs)
+include $(PGXS)
+else
+subdir = contrib/ctidscan
+top_builddir = ../..
+include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
+include $(top_srcdir)/contrib/contrib-global.mk
+endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/ctidscan/ctidscan.c b/contrib/ctidscan/ctidscan.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b8304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ctidscan/ctidscan.c
@@ -0,0 +1,808 @@
+/*
+ * ctidscan.c
+ *
+ * A custom-scan provide that utilizes ctid system column within
+ * inequality-operators, to skip block reads never referenced.
+ *
+ * It is designed to demonstrate Custom Scan APIs; that allows to override
+ * a part of executor node. This extension focus on a workload that tries
+ * to fetch records with tid larger or less than a particular value.
+ * In case when inequality operators were given, this module construct
+ * a custom scan path that enables to skip records not to be read. Then,
+ * if it was the cheapest one, it shall be used to run the query.
+ * Custom Scan APIs callbacks this extension when executor tries to fetch
+ * underlying records, then it utilizes existing heap_getnext() but seek
+ * the records to be read prior to fetching the first record.
+ *
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 2014, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ */
+#include "postgres.h"
+#include "access/relscan.h"
+#include "access/sysattr.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_operator.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_type.h"
+#include "commands/defrem.h"
+#include "commands/explain.h"
+#include "executor/executor.h"
+#include "executor/nodeCustom.h"
+#include "fmgr.h"
+#include "miscadmin.h"
+#include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
+#include "nodes/nodeFuncs.h"
+#include "optimizer/clauses.h"
+#include "optimizer/cost.h"
+#include "optimizer/paths.h"
+#include "optimizer/pathnode.h"
+#include "optimizer/plancat.h"
+#include "optimizer/planmain.h"
+#include "optimizer/placeholder.h"
+#include "optimizer/restrictinfo.h"
+#include "optimizer/subselect.h"
+#include "parser/parsetree.h"
+#include "storage/bufmgr.h"
+#include "storage/itemptr.h"
+#include "utils/builtins.h"
+#include "utils/fmgroids.h"
+#include "utils/guc.h"
+#include "utils/lsyscache.h"
+#include "utils/memutils.h"
+#include "utils/rel.h"
+#include "utils/ruleutils.h"
+#include "utils/spccache.h"
+
+/* missing declaration in pg_proc.h */
+#ifndef TIDGreaterOperator
+#define TIDGreaterOperator		2800
+#endif
+#ifndef TIDLessEqualOperator
+#define TIDLessEqualOperator	2801
+#endif
+#ifndef TIDGreaterEqualOperator
+#define TIDGreaterEqualOperator	2802
+#endif
+
+PG_MODULE_MAGIC;
+
+/*
+ * NOTE: We don't use any special data type to save the private data.
+ * All we want to save in private fields is expression-list that shall
+ * be adjusted by setrefs.c/subselect.c, so we put it on the custom_exprs
+ * of CustomScan structure, not custom_private field.
+ * Due to the interface contract, only expression nodes are allowed to put
+ * on the custom_exprs, and we have to pay attention the core backend may
+ * adjust expression items.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * CtidScanState - state object of ctidscan on executor.
+ * It has few additional internal state. The 'ctid_quals' has list of
+ * ExprState for inequality operators that involve ctid system column.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+	CustomScanState	css;
+	List		   *ctid_quals;		/* list of ExprState for inequality ops */
+} CtidScanState;
+
+/* static variables */
+static bool		enable_ctidscan;
+static set_rel_pathlist_hook_type set_rel_pathlist_next = NULL;
+
+/* function declarations */
+void	_PG_init(void);
+
+static void SetCtidScanPath(PlannerInfo *root,
+							RelOptInfo *rel,
+							Index rti,
+							RangeTblEntry *rte);
+/* CustomPathMethods */
+static Plan *PlanCtidScanPath(PlannerInfo *root,
+							  RelOptInfo *rel,
+							  CustomPath *best_path,
+							  List *tlist,
+							  List *clauses);
+
+/* CustomScanMethods */
+static Node *CreateCtidScanState(CustomScan *custom_plan);
+
+/* CustomScanExecMethods */
+static void BeginCtidScan(CustomScanState *node, EState *estate, int eflags);
+static void ReScanCtidScan(CustomScanState *node);
+static TupleTableSlot *ExecCtidScan(CustomScanState *node);
+static void EndCtidScan(CustomScanState *node);
+static void ExplainCtidScan(CustomScanState *node, List *ancestors,
+							ExplainState *es);
+
+/* static table of custom-scan callbacks */
+static CustomPathMethods	ctidscan_path_methods = {
+	"ctidscan",				/* CustomName */
+	PlanCtidScanPath,		/* PlanCustomPath */
+	NULL,					/* TextOutCustomPath */
+};
+
+static CustomScanMethods	ctidscan_scan_methods = {
+	"ctidscan",				/* CustomName */
+	CreateCtidScanState,	/* CreateCustomScanState */
+	NULL,					/* TextOutCustomScan */
+};
+
+static CustomExecMethods	ctidscan_exec_methods = {
+	"ctidscan",				/* CustomName */
+	BeginCtidScan,			/* BeginCustomScan */
+	ExecCtidScan,			/* ExecCustomScan */
+	EndCtidScan,			/* EndCustomScan */
+	ReScanCtidScan,			/* ReScanCustomScan */
+	NULL,					/* MarkPosCustomScan */
+	NULL,					/* RestrPosCustomScan */
+	ExplainCtidScan,		/* ExplainCustomScan */
+};
+
+#define IsCTIDVar(node,rtindex)											\
+	((node) != NULL &&													\
+	 IsA((node), Var) &&												\
+	 ((Var *) (node))->varno == (rtindex) &&							\
+	 ((Var *) (node))->varattno == SelfItemPointerAttributeNumber &&	\
+	 ((Var *) (node))->varlevelsup == 0)
+
+/*
+ * CTidQualFromExpr
+ *
+ * It checks whether the given restriction clauses enables to determine
+ * the zone to be scanned, or not. If one or more restriction clauses are
+ * available, it returns a list of them, or NIL elsewhere.
+ * The caller can consider all the conditions are chained with AND-
+ * boolean operator, so all the operator works for narrowing down the
+ * scope of custom tid scan.
+ */
+static List *
+CTidQualFromExpr(Node *expr, int varno)
+{
+	if (is_opclause(expr))
+	{
+		OpExpr *op = (OpExpr *) expr;
+		Node   *arg1;
+		Node   *arg2;
+		Node   *other = NULL;
+
+		/* only inequality operators are candidate */
+		if (op->opno != TIDLessOperator &&
+			op->opno != TIDLessEqualOperator &&
+			op->opno != TIDGreaterOperator &&
+			op->opno != TIDGreaterEqualOperator)
+			return NULL;
+
+		if (list_length(op->args) != 2)
+			return false;	/* should not happen */
+
+		arg1 = linitial(op->args);
+		arg2 = lsecond(op->args);
+
+		if (IsCTIDVar(arg1, varno))
+			other = arg2;
+		else if (IsCTIDVar(arg2, varno))
+			other = arg1;
+		else
+			return NULL;
+		if (exprType(other) != TIDOID)
+			return NULL;	/* should not happen */
+		/* The other argument must be a pseudoconstant */
+		if (!is_pseudo_constant_clause(other))
+			return NULL;
+
+		return list_make1(copyObject(op));
+	}
+	else if (and_clause(expr))
+	{
+		List	   *rlst = NIL;
+		ListCell   *lc;
+
+		foreach(lc, ((BoolExpr *) expr)->args)
+		{
+			List   *temp = CTidQualFromExpr((Node *) lfirst(lc), varno);
+
+			rlst = list_concat(rlst, temp);
+		}
+		return rlst;
+	}
+	return NIL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * CTidEstimateCosts
+ *
+ * It estimates cost to scan the target relation according to the given
+ * restriction clauses. Its logic to scan relations are almost same as
+ * SeqScan doing, because it uses regular heap_getnext(), except for
+ * the number of tuples to be scanned if restriction clauses work well.
+*/
+static void
+CTidEstimateCosts(PlannerInfo *root,
+				  RelOptInfo *baserel,
+				  CustomPath *cpath)
+{
+	Path	   *path = &cpath->path;
+	List	   *ctid_quals = cpath->custom_private;
+	ListCell   *lc;
+	double		ntuples;
+	ItemPointerData ip_min;
+	ItemPointerData ip_max;
+	bool		has_min_val = false;
+	bool		has_max_val = false;
+	BlockNumber	num_pages;
+	Cost		startup_cost = 0;
+	Cost		run_cost = 0;
+	Cost		cpu_per_tuple;
+	QualCost	qpqual_cost;
+	QualCost	ctid_qual_cost;
+	double		spc_random_page_cost;
+
+	/* Should only be applied to base relations */
+	Assert(baserel->relid > 0);
+	Assert(baserel->rtekind == RTE_RELATION);
+
+	/* Mark the path with the correct row estimate */
+	if (path->param_info)
+		path->rows = path->param_info->ppi_rows;
+	else
+		path->rows = baserel->rows;
+
+	/* Estimate how many tuples we may retrieve */
+	ItemPointerSet(&ip_min, 0, 0);
+	ItemPointerSet(&ip_max, MaxBlockNumber, MaxOffsetNumber);
+	foreach (lc, ctid_quals)
+	{
+		OpExpr	   *op = lfirst(lc);
+		Oid			opno;
+		Node	   *other;
+
+		Assert(is_opclause(op));
+		if (IsCTIDVar(linitial(op->args), baserel->relid))
+		{
+			opno = op->opno;
+			other = lsecond(op->args);
+		}
+		else if (IsCTIDVar(lsecond(op->args), baserel->relid))
+		{
+			/* To simplifies, we assume as if Var node is 1st argument */
+			opno = get_commutator(op->opno);
+			other = linitial(op->args);
+		}
+		else
+			elog(ERROR, "could not identify CTID variable");
+
+		if (IsA(other, Const))
+		{
+			ItemPointer	ip = (ItemPointer)(((Const *) other)->constvalue);
+
+			/*
+			 * Just an rough estimation, we don't distinct inequality and
+			 * inequality-or-equal operator from scan-size estimation
+			 * perspective.
+			 */
+			switch (opno)
+			{
+				case TIDLessOperator:
+				case TIDLessEqualOperator:
+					if (ItemPointerCompare(ip, &ip_max) < 0)
+						ItemPointerCopy(ip, &ip_max);
+					has_max_val = true;
+					break;
+				case TIDGreaterOperator:
+				case TIDGreaterEqualOperator:
+					if (ItemPointerCompare(ip, &ip_min) > 0)
+						ItemPointerCopy(ip, &ip_min);
+					has_min_val = true;
+					break;
+				default:
+					elog(ERROR, "unexpected operator code: %u", op->opno);
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* estimated number of tuples in this relation */
+	ntuples = baserel->pages * baserel->tuples;
+
+	if (has_min_val && has_max_val)
+	{
+		/* case of both side being bounded */
+		BlockNumber	bnum_max = BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&ip_max.ip_blkid);
+		BlockNumber	bnum_min = BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&ip_min.ip_blkid);
+
+		bnum_max = Min(bnum_max, baserel->pages);
+		bnum_min = Max(bnum_min, 0);
+		num_pages = Min(bnum_max - bnum_min + 1, 1);
+	}
+	else if (has_min_val)
+	{
+		/* case of only lower side being bounded */
+		BlockNumber	bnum_max = baserel->pages;
+		BlockNumber	bnum_min = BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&ip_min.ip_blkid);
+
+		bnum_min = Max(bnum_min, 0);
+		num_pages = Min(bnum_max - bnum_min + 1, 1);
+	}
+	else if (has_max_val)
+	{
+		/* case of only upper side being bounded */
+		BlockNumber	bnum_max = BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&ip_max.ip_blkid);
+		BlockNumber	bnum_min = 0;
+
+		bnum_max = Min(bnum_max, baserel->pages);
+		num_pages = Min(bnum_max - bnum_min + 1, 1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		/*
+		 * Just a rough estimation. We assume half of records shall be
+		 * read using this restriction clause, but indeterministic until
+		 * executor run it actually.
+		 */
+		num_pages = Max((baserel->pages + 1) / 2, 1);
+	}
+	ntuples *= ((double) num_pages) / ((double) baserel->pages);
+
+	/*
+	 * The TID qual expressions will be computed once, any other baserestrict
+	 * quals once per retrieved tuple.
+	 */
+	cost_qual_eval(&ctid_qual_cost, ctid_quals, root);
+
+	/* fetch estimated page cost for tablespace containing table */
+	get_tablespace_page_costs(baserel->reltablespace,
+							  &spc_random_page_cost,
+							  NULL);
+
+	/* disk costs --- assume each tuple on a different page */
+	run_cost += spc_random_page_cost * ntuples;
+
+	/*
+	 * Add scanning CPU costs
+	 * (logic copied from get_restriction_qual_cost)
+	 */
+	if (path->param_info)
+	{
+		/* Include costs of pushed-down clauses */
+		cost_qual_eval(&qpqual_cost, path->param_info->ppi_clauses, root);
+
+		qpqual_cost.startup += baserel->baserestrictcost.startup;
+		qpqual_cost.per_tuple += baserel->baserestrictcost.per_tuple;
+	}
+	else
+		qpqual_cost = baserel->baserestrictcost;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't decrease cost for the inequality operators, because
+	 * it is subset of qpquals and still in.
+	 */
+	startup_cost += qpqual_cost.startup + ctid_qual_cost.per_tuple;
+	cpu_per_tuple = cpu_tuple_cost + qpqual_cost.per_tuple -
+		ctid_qual_cost.per_tuple;
+	run_cost = cpu_per_tuple * ntuples;
+
+	path->startup_cost = startup_cost;
+	path->total_cost = startup_cost + run_cost;
+}
+
+/*
+ * SetCtidScanPath - entrypoint of the series of custom-scan execution.
+ * It adds CustomPath if referenced relation has inequality expressions on
+ * the ctid system column.
+ */
+static void
+SetCtidScanPath(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *baserel,
+				Index rtindex, RangeTblEntry *rte)
+{
+	char			relkind;
+	ListCell	   *lc;
+	List		   *ctid_quals = NIL;
+
+	/* only plain relations are supported */
+	if (rte->rtekind != RTE_RELATION)
+		return;
+	relkind = get_rel_relkind(rte->relid);
+	if (relkind != RELKIND_RELATION &&
+		relkind != RELKIND_MATVIEW &&
+		relkind != RELKIND_TOASTVALUE)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * NOTE: Unlike built-in execution path, always we can have core path
+	 * even though ctid scan is not available. So, simply, we don't add
+	 * any paths, instead of adding disable_cost.
+	 */
+	if (!enable_ctidscan)
+		return;
+
+	/* walk on the restrict info */
+	foreach (lc, baserel->baserestrictinfo)
+	{
+		RestrictInfo *rinfo = (RestrictInfo *) lfirst(lc);
+		List		 *temp;
+
+		if (!IsA(rinfo, RestrictInfo))
+			continue;		/* probably should never happen */
+		temp = CTidQualFromExpr((Node *) rinfo->clause, baserel->relid);
+		ctid_quals = list_concat(ctid_quals, temp);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * OK, it is case when a part of restriction clause makes sense to
+	 * reduce number of tuples, so we will add a custom scan path being
+	 * provided by this module.
+	 */
+	if (ctid_quals != NIL)
+	{
+		CustomPath *cpath;
+		Relids		required_outer;
+
+		/*
+		 * We don't support pushing join clauses into the quals of a ctidscan,
+		 * but it could still have required parameterization due to LATERAL
+		 * refs in its tlist.
+		 */
+		required_outer = baserel->lateral_relids;
+
+		cpath = palloc0(sizeof(CustomPath));
+		cpath->path.type = T_CustomPath;
+		cpath->path.pathtype = T_CustomScan;
+		cpath->path.parent = baserel;
+		cpath->path.param_info
+			= get_baserel_parampathinfo(root, baserel, required_outer);
+		cpath->flags = CUSTOMPATH_SUPPORT_BACKWARD_SCAN;
+		cpath->custom_private = ctid_quals;
+		cpath->methods = &ctidscan_path_methods;
+
+		CTidEstimateCosts(root, baserel, cpath);
+
+		add_path(baserel, &cpath->path);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * PlanCtidScanPlan - A method of CustomPath; that populate a custom
+ * object being delivered from CustomScan type, according to the supplied
+ * CustomPath object.
+ */
+static Plan *
+PlanCtidScanPath(PlannerInfo *root,
+				 RelOptInfo *rel,
+				 CustomPath *best_path,
+				 List *tlist,
+				 List *clauses)
+{
+	List		   *ctid_quals = best_path->custom_private;
+	CustomScan	   *cscan = makeNode(CustomScan);
+
+	cscan->flags = best_path->flags;
+	cscan->methods = &ctidscan_scan_methods;
+
+	/* set scanrelid */
+	cscan->scan.scanrelid = rel->relid;
+	/* set targetlist as is  */
+	cscan->scan.plan.targetlist = tlist;
+	/* reduce RestrictInfo list to bare expressions */
+	cscan->scan.plan.qual = extract_actual_clauses(clauses, false);
+	/* set ctid related quals */
+	cscan->custom_exprs = ctid_quals;
+
+	return &cscan->scan.plan;
+}
+
+/*
+ * CreateCtidScanState - A method of CustomScan; that populate a custom
+ * object being delivered from CustomScanState type, according to the
+ * supplied CustomPath object.
+ */
+static Node *
+CreateCtidScanState(CustomScan *custom_plan)
+{
+	CtidScanState  *ctss = palloc0(sizeof(CtidScanState));
+
+	NodeSetTag(ctss, T_CustomScanState);
+	ctss->css.flags = custom_plan->flags;
+	ctss->css.methods = &ctidscan_exec_methods;
+
+	return (Node *)&ctss->css;
+}
+
+/*
+ * BeginCtidScan - A method of CustomScanState; that initializes
+ * the supplied CtidScanState object, at beginning of the executor.
+ */
+static void
+BeginCtidScan(CustomScanState *node, EState *estate, int eflags)
+{
+	CtidScanState  *ctss = (CtidScanState *) node;
+	CustomScan	   *cscan = (CustomScan *) node->ss.ps.plan;
+
+	/*
+	 * In case of custom-scan provider that offers an alternative way
+	 * to scan a particular relation, most of the needed initialization,
+	 * like relation open or assignment of scan tuple-slot or projection
+	 * info, shall be done by the core implementation. So, all we need
+	 * to have is initialization of own local properties.
+	 */
+	ctss->ctid_quals = (List *)
+		ExecInitExpr((Expr *)cscan->custom_exprs, &node->ss.ps);
+}
+
+/*
+ * ReScanCtidScan - A method of CustomScanState; that rewind the current
+ * seek position.
+ */
+static void
+ReScanCtidScan(CustomScanState *node)
+{
+	CtidScanState  *ctss = (CtidScanState *)node;
+	HeapScanDesc	scan = ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc;
+	EState		   *estate = node->ss.ps.state;
+	ScanDirection	direction = estate->es_direction;
+	Relation		relation = ctss->css.ss.ss_currentRelation;
+	ExprContext	   *econtext = ctss->css.ss.ps.ps_ExprContext;
+	ScanKeyData		keys[2];
+	bool			has_ubound = false;
+	bool			has_lbound = false;
+	ItemPointerData	ip_max;
+	ItemPointerData	ip_min;
+	ListCell	   *lc;
+
+	/* once close the existing scandesc, if any */
+	if (scan)
+	{
+		heap_endscan(scan);
+		scan = ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc = NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* walks on the inequality operators */
+	foreach (lc, ctss->ctid_quals)
+	{
+		FuncExprState  *fexstate = (FuncExprState *) lfirst(lc);
+		OpExpr		   *op = (OpExpr *)fexstate->xprstate.expr;
+		Node		   *arg1 = linitial(op->args);
+		Node		   *arg2 = lsecond(op->args);
+		Index			scanrelid;
+		Oid				opno;
+		ExprState	   *exstate;
+		ItemPointer		itemptr;
+		bool			isnull;
+
+		scanrelid = ((Scan *)ctss->css.ss.ps.plan)->scanrelid;
+		if (IsCTIDVar(arg1, scanrelid))
+		{
+			exstate = (ExprState *) lsecond(fexstate->args);
+			opno = op->opno;
+		}
+		else if (IsCTIDVar(arg2, scanrelid))
+		{
+			exstate = (ExprState *) linitial(fexstate->args);
+			opno = get_commutator(op->opno);
+		}
+		else
+			elog(ERROR, "could not identify CTID variable");
+
+		itemptr = (ItemPointer)
+			DatumGetPointer(ExecEvalExprSwitchContext(exstate,
+													  econtext,
+													  &isnull,
+													  NULL));
+		if (isnull)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Whole of the restriction clauses chained with AND- boolean
+			 * operators because false, if one of the clauses has NULL result.
+			 * So, we can immediately break the evaluation to inform caller
+			 * it does not make sense to scan any more.
+			 * In this case, scandesc is kept to NULL.
+			 */
+			return;
+		}
+
+		switch (opno)
+		{
+			case TIDLessOperator:
+				if (!has_ubound ||
+					ItemPointerCompare(itemptr, &ip_max) <= 0)
+				{
+					ScanKeyInit(&keys[0],
+								SelfItemPointerAttributeNumber,
+								BTLessStrategyNumber,
+								F_TIDLT,
+								PointerGetDatum(itemptr));
+					ItemPointerCopy(itemptr, &ip_max);
+					has_ubound = true;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case TIDLessEqualOperator:
+				if (!has_ubound ||
+					ItemPointerCompare(itemptr, &ip_max) < 0)
+				{
+					ScanKeyInit(&keys[0],
+								SelfItemPointerAttributeNumber,
+								BTLessEqualStrategyNumber,
+								F_TIDLE,
+								PointerGetDatum(itemptr));
+					ItemPointerCopy(itemptr, &ip_max);
+					has_ubound = true;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case TIDGreaterOperator:
+				if (!has_lbound ||
+					ItemPointerCompare(itemptr, &ip_min) >= 0)
+				{
+					ScanKeyInit(&keys[1],
+								SelfItemPointerAttributeNumber,
+								BTGreaterStrategyNumber,
+								F_TIDGT,
+								PointerGetDatum(itemptr));
+					ItemPointerCopy(itemptr, &ip_min);
+					has_lbound = true;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case TIDGreaterEqualOperator:
+				if (!has_lbound ||
+					ItemPointerCompare(itemptr, &ip_min) > 0)
+				{
+					ScanKeyInit(&keys[1],
+								SelfItemPointerAttributeNumber,
+								BTGreaterEqualStrategyNumber,
+								F_TIDGE,
+								PointerGetDatum(itemptr));
+					ItemPointerCopy(itemptr, &ip_min);
+					has_lbound = true;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				elog(ERROR, "unsupported operator");
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* begin heapscan with the key above */
+	if (has_ubound && has_lbound)
+		scan = heap_beginscan(relation, estate->es_snapshot, 2, &keys[0]);
+	else if (has_ubound)
+		scan = heap_beginscan(relation, estate->es_snapshot, 1, &keys[0]);
+	else if (has_lbound)
+		scan = heap_beginscan(relation, estate->es_snapshot, 1, &keys[1]);
+	else
+		scan = heap_beginscan(relation, estate->es_snapshot, 0, NULL);
+
+	/* Seek the starting position, if possible */
+	if (direction == ForwardScanDirection && has_lbound)
+	{
+		BlockNumber	blknum = Min(BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&ip_min.ip_blkid),
+								 scan->rs_nblocks - 1);
+		scan->rs_startblock = blknum;
+	}
+	else if (direction == BackwardScanDirection && has_ubound)
+	{
+		BlockNumber	blknum = Min(BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&ip_max.ip_blkid),
+								 scan->rs_nblocks - 1);
+		scan->rs_startblock = blknum;
+	}
+	ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc = scan;
+}
+
+/*
+ * CTidAccessCustomScan
+ *
+ * Access method of ExecCtidScan below. It fetches a tuple from the underlying
+ * heap scan that was  started from the point according to the tid clauses.
+ */
+static TupleTableSlot *
+CTidAccessCustomScan(CustomScanState *node)
+{
+	CtidScanState  *ctss = (CtidScanState *) node;
+	HeapScanDesc	scan;
+	TupleTableSlot *slot;
+	EState		   *estate = node->ss.ps.state;
+	ScanDirection	direction = estate->es_direction;
+	HeapTuple		tuple;
+
+	if (!ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc)
+		ReScanCtidScan(node);
+	scan = ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc;
+	Assert(scan != NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * get the next tuple from the table
+	 */
+	tuple = heap_getnext(scan, direction);
+	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
+		return NULL;
+
+	slot = ctss->css.ss.ss_ScanTupleSlot;
+	ExecStoreTuple(tuple, slot, scan->rs_cbuf, false);
+
+	return slot;
+}
+
+static bool
+CTidRecheckCustomScan(CustomScanState *node, TupleTableSlot *slot)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ExecCtidScan - A method of CustomScanState; that fetches a tuple
+ * from the relation, if exist anymore.
+ */
+static TupleTableSlot *
+ExecCtidScan(CustomScanState *node)
+{
+	return ExecScan(&node->ss,
+					(ExecScanAccessMtd) CTidAccessCustomScan,
+					(ExecScanRecheckMtd) CTidRecheckCustomScan);
+}
+
+/*
+ * CTidEndCustomScan - A method of CustomScanState; that closes heap and
+ * scan descriptor, and release other related resources.
+ */
+static void
+EndCtidScan(CustomScanState *node)
+{
+	CtidScanState  *ctss = (CtidScanState *)node;
+
+	if (ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc)
+		heap_endscan(ctss->css.ss.ss_currentScanDesc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * ExplainCtidScan - A method of CustomScanState; that shows extra info
+ * on EXPLAIN command.
+ */
+static void
+ExplainCtidScan(CustomScanState *node, List *ancestors, ExplainState *es)
+{
+	CtidScanState  *ctss = (CtidScanState *) node;
+	CustomScan	   *cscan = (CustomScan *) ctss->css.ss.ps.plan;
+
+	/* logic copied from show_qual and show_expression */
+	if (cscan->custom_exprs)
+	{
+		bool	useprefix = es->verbose;
+		Node   *qual;
+		List   *context;
+		char   *exprstr;
+
+		/* Convert AND list to explicit AND */
+		qual = (Node *) make_ands_explicit(cscan->custom_exprs);
+
+		/* Set up deparsing context */
+		context = deparse_context_for_planstate((Node *)&node->ss.ps,
+												ancestors,
+												es->rtable,
+												es->rtable_names);
+
+		/* Deparse the expression */
+		exprstr = deparse_expression(qual, context, useprefix, false);
+
+		/* And add to es->str */
+		ExplainPropertyText("ctid quals", exprstr, es);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Entrypoint of this extension
+ */
+void
+_PG_init(void)
+{
+	DefineCustomBoolVariable("enable_ctidscan",
+							 "Enables the planner's use of ctid-scan plans.",
+							 NULL,
+							 &enable_ctidscan,
+							 true,
+							 PGC_USERSET,
+							 GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE,
+							 NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	/* registration of the hook to add alternative path */
+	set_rel_pathlist_next = set_rel_pathlist_hook;
+	set_rel_pathlist_hook = SetCtidScanPath;
+}
diff --git a/contrib/ctidscan/expected/ctidscan.out b/contrib/ctidscan/expected/ctidscan.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b28924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ctidscan/expected/ctidscan.out
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+--
+-- Regression Tests for Custom Plan APIs
+--
+-- construction of test data
+SET client_min_messages TO 'warning';
+CREATE SCHEMA regtest_custom_scan;
+SET search_path TO regtest_custom_scan, public;
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+    a   int primary key,
+    b   text
+);
+INSERT INTO t1 (SELECT s, md5(s::text) FROM generate_series(1,400) s);
+VACUUM ANALYZE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t2 (
+    x   int primary key,
+    y   text
+);
+INSERT INTO t2 (SELECT s, md5(s::text)||md5(s::text) FROM generate_series(1,400) s);
+VACUUM ANALYZE t2;
+RESET client_min_messages;
+--
+-- Check Plans if no special extension is loaded.
+--
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a = 40;
+           QUERY PLAN           
+--------------------------------
+ Index Scan using t1_pkey on t1
+   Index Cond: (a = 40)
+(2 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE b like '%789%';
+           QUERY PLAN           
+--------------------------------
+ Seq Scan on t1
+   Filter: (b ~~ '%789%'::text)
+(2 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid = '(2,10)'::tid;
+             QUERY PLAN             
+------------------------------------
+ Tid Scan on t1
+   TID Cond: (ctid = '(2,10)'::tid)
+(2 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid BETWEEN '(2,115)'::tid AND '(3,10)'::tid;
+                            QUERY PLAN                            
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Seq Scan on t1
+   Filter: ((ctid >= '(2,115)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(3,10)'::tid))
+(2 rows)
+
+--
+-- Plan for same query but ctidscan was loaded
+--
+LOAD '$libdir/ctidscan';
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a = 40;
+           QUERY PLAN           
+--------------------------------
+ Index Scan using t1_pkey on t1
+   Index Cond: (a = 40)
+(2 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE b like '%789%';
+           QUERY PLAN           
+--------------------------------
+ Seq Scan on t1
+   Filter: (b ~~ '%789%'::text)
+(2 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid = '(2,10)'::tid;
+             QUERY PLAN             
+------------------------------------
+ Tid Scan on t1
+   TID Cond: (ctid = '(2,10)'::tid)
+(2 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid BETWEEN '(2,115)'::tid AND '(3,10)'::tid;
+                              QUERY PLAN                              
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Custom Scan (ctidscan) on t1
+   Filter: ((ctid >= '(2,115)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(3,10)'::tid))
+   ctid quals: ((ctid >= '(2,115)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(3,10)'::tid))
+(3 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON t1.ctid = t2.ctid WHERE t1.ctid < '(2,10)'::tid AND t2.ctid > '(1,75)'::tid;
+                    QUERY PLAN                    
+--------------------------------------------------
+ Merge Join
+   Merge Cond: (t1.ctid = t2.ctid)
+   ->  Sort
+         Sort Key: t1.ctid
+         ->  Custom Scan (ctidscan) on t1
+               Filter: (ctid < '(2,10)'::tid)
+               ctid quals: (ctid < '(2,10)'::tid)
+   ->  Sort
+         Sort Key: t2.ctid
+         ->  Custom Scan (ctidscan) on t2
+               Filter: (ctid > '(1,75)'::tid)
+               ctid quals: (ctid > '(1,75)'::tid)
+(12 rows)
+
+SELECT ctid,* FROM t1 WHERE ctid < '(1,20)'::tid;
+  ctid   |  a  |                b                 
+---------+-----+----------------------------------
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+ (0,2)   |   2 | c81e728d9d4c2f636f067f89cc14862c
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+(139 rows)
+
+SELECT ctid,* FROM t1 WHERE ctid > '(4,0)'::tid;
+ ctid | a | b 
+------+---+---
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT ctid,* FROM t1 WHERE ctid BETWEEN '(2,115)'::tid AND '(3,10)'::tid;
+  ctid   |  a  |                b                 
+---------+-----+----------------------------------
+ (2,115) | 355 | 82cec96096d4281b7c95cd7e74623496
+ (2,116) | 356 | 6c524f9d5d7027454a783c841250ba71
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+ (2,120) | 360 | e7b24b112a44fdd9ee93bdf998c6ca0e
+ (3,1)   | 361 | 52720e003547c70561bf5e03b95aa99f
+ (3,2)   | 362 | c3e878e27f52e2a57ace4d9a76fd9acf
+ (3,3)   | 363 | 00411460f7c92d2124a67ea0f4cb5f85
+ (3,4)   | 364 | bac9162b47c56fc8a4d2a519803d51b3
+ (3,5)   | 365 | 9be40cee5b0eee1462c82c6964087ff9
+ (3,6)   | 366 | 5ef698cd9fe650923ea331c15af3b160
+ (3,7)   | 367 | 05049e90fa4f5039a8cadc6acbb4b2cc
+ (3,8)   | 368 | cf004fdc76fa1a4f25f62e0eb5261ca3
+ (3,9)   | 369 | 0c74b7f78409a4022a2c4c5a5ca3ee19
+ (3,10)  | 370 | d709f38ef758b5066ef31b18039b8ce5
+(16 rows)
+
+SELECT t1.ctid,* FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON t1.ctid = t2.ctid WHERE t1.ctid < '(2,10)'::tid AND t2.ctid > '(1,75)'::tid;
+  ctid  |  a  |                b                 |  x  |                                y                                 
+--------+-----+----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------
+ (1,76) | 196 | 084b6fbb10729ed4da8c3d3f5a3ae7c9 | 157 | 6c4b761a28b734fe93831e3fb400ce876c4b761a28b734fe93831e3fb400ce87
+ (1,77) | 197 | 85d8ce590ad8981ca2c8286f79f59954 | 158 | 06409663226af2f3114485aa4e0a23b406409663226af2f3114485aa4e0a23b4
+ (1,78) | 198 | 0e65972dce68dad4d52d063967f0a705 | 159 | 140f6969d5213fd0ece03148e62e461e140f6969d5213fd0ece03148e62e461e
+ (1,79) | 199 | 84d9ee44e457ddef7f2c4f25dc8fa865 | 160 | b73ce398c39f506af761d2277d853a92b73ce398c39f506af761d2277d853a92
+ (1,80) | 200 | 3644a684f98ea8fe223c713b77189a77 | 161 | bd4c9ab730f5513206b999ec0d90d1fbbd4c9ab730f5513206b999ec0d90d1fb
+ (1,81) | 201 | 757b505cfd34c64c85ca5b5690ee5293 | 162 | 82aa4b0af34c2313a562076992e50aa382aa4b0af34c2313a562076992e50aa3
+ (2,1)  | 241 | f340f1b1f65b6df5b5e3f94d95b11daf | 163 | 0777d5c17d4066b82ab86dff8a46af6f0777d5c17d4066b82ab86dff8a46af6f
+ (2,2)  | 242 | e4a6222cdb5b34375400904f03d8e6a5 | 164 | fa7cdfad1a5aaf8370ebeda47a1ff1c3fa7cdfad1a5aaf8370ebeda47a1ff1c3
+ (2,3)  | 243 | cb70ab375662576bd1ac5aaf16b3fca4 | 165 | 9766527f2b5d3e95d4a733fcfb77bd7e9766527f2b5d3e95d4a733fcfb77bd7e
+ (2,4)  | 244 | 9188905e74c28e489b44e954ec0b9bca | 166 | 7e7757b1e12abcb736ab9a754ffb617a7e7757b1e12abcb736ab9a754ffb617a
+ (2,5)  | 245 | 0266e33d3f546cb5436a10798e657d97 | 167 | 5878a7ab84fb43402106c575658472fa5878a7ab84fb43402106c575658472fa
+ (2,6)  | 246 | 38db3aed920cf82ab059bfccbd02be6a | 168 | 006f52e9102a8d3be2fe5614f42ba989006f52e9102a8d3be2fe5614f42ba989
+ (2,7)  | 247 | 3cec07e9ba5f5bb252d13f5f431e4bbb | 169 | 3636638817772e42b59d74cff571fbb33636638817772e42b59d74cff571fbb3
+ (2,8)  | 248 | 621bf66ddb7c962aa0d22ac97d69b793 | 170 | 149e9677a5989fd342ae44213df68868149e9677a5989fd342ae44213df68868
+ (2,9)  | 249 | 077e29b11be80ab57e1a2ecabb7da330 | 171 | a4a042cf4fd6bfb47701cbc8a1653adaa4a042cf4fd6bfb47701cbc8a1653ada
+(15 rows)
+
+PREPARE p1(tid, tid) AS SELECT ctid,* FROM t1
+                        WHERE b like '%abc%' AND ctid BETWEEN $1 AND $2;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) EXECUTE p1('(5,0)'::tid, '(10,0)'::tid);
+                                       QUERY PLAN                                        
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Custom Scan (ctidscan) on t1
+   Filter: ((b ~~ '%abc%'::text) AND (ctid >= '(5,0)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(10,0)'::tid))
+   ctid quals: ((ctid >= '(5,0)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(10,0)'::tid))
+(3 rows)
+
+EXPLAIN (costs off) EXECUTE p1('(10,0)'::tid, '(5,0)'::tid);
+                                       QUERY PLAN                                        
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Custom Scan (ctidscan) on t1
+   Filter: ((b ~~ '%abc%'::text) AND (ctid >= '(10,0)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(5,0)'::tid))
+   ctid quals: ((ctid >= '(10,0)'::tid) AND (ctid <= '(5,0)'::tid))
+(3 rows)
+
+-- Also, EXPLAIN with none-text format
+EXPLAIN (costs off, format xml) EXECUTE p1('(0,0)'::tid, '(5,0)'::tid);
+                                                QUERY PLAN                                                 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ <explain xmlns="http://www.postgresql.org/2009/explain">                                                 +
+   <Query>                                                                                                +
+     <Plan>                                                                                               +
+       <Node-Type>Custom Scan</Node-Type>                                                                 +
+       <Custom-Plan-Provider>ctidscan</Custom-Plan-Provider>                                              +
+       <Relation-Name>t1</Relation-Name>                                                                  +
+       <Alias>t1</Alias>                                                                                  +
+       <Filter>((b ~~ '%abc%'::text) AND (ctid &gt;= '(0,0)'::tid) AND (ctid &lt;= '(5,0)'::tid))</Filter>+
+       <ctid-quals>((ctid &gt;= '(0,0)'::tid) AND (ctid &lt;= '(5,0)'::tid))</ctid-quals>                 +
+     </Plan>                                                                                              +
+   </Query>                                                                                               +
+ </explain>
+(1 row)
+
+-- Test cleanup
+DROP SCHEMA regtest_custom_scan CASCADE;
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 2 other objects
+DETAIL:  drop cascades to table t1
+drop cascades to table t2
diff --git a/contrib/ctidscan/sql/ctidscan.sql b/contrib/ctidscan/sql/ctidscan.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26c22c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ctidscan/sql/ctidscan.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+--
+-- Regression Tests for Custom Plan APIs
+--
+
+-- construction of test data
+SET client_min_messages TO 'warning';
+
+CREATE SCHEMA regtest_custom_scan;
+
+SET search_path TO regtest_custom_scan, public;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+    a   int primary key,
+    b   text
+);
+INSERT INTO t1 (SELECT s, md5(s::text) FROM generate_series(1,400) s);
+VACUUM ANALYZE t1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t2 (
+    x   int primary key,
+    y   text
+);
+INSERT INTO t2 (SELECT s, md5(s::text)||md5(s::text) FROM generate_series(1,400) s);
+VACUUM ANALYZE t2;
+
+RESET client_min_messages;
+--
+-- Check Plans if no special extension is loaded.
+--
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a = 40;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE b like '%789%';
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid = '(2,10)'::tid;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid BETWEEN '(2,115)'::tid AND '(3,10)'::tid;
+
+--
+-- Plan for same query but ctidscan was loaded
+--
+LOAD '$libdir/ctidscan';
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE a = 40;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE b like '%789%';
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid = '(2,10)'::tid;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE ctid BETWEEN '(2,115)'::tid AND '(3,10)'::tid;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON t1.ctid = t2.ctid WHERE t1.ctid < '(2,10)'::tid AND t2.ctid > '(1,75)'::tid;
+
+SELECT ctid,* FROM t1 WHERE ctid < '(1,20)'::tid;
+SELECT ctid,* FROM t1 WHERE ctid > '(4,0)'::tid;
+SELECT ctid,* FROM t1 WHERE ctid BETWEEN '(2,115)'::tid AND '(3,10)'::tid;
+SELECT t1.ctid,* FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON t1.ctid = t2.ctid WHERE t1.ctid < '(2,10)'::tid AND t2.ctid > '(1,75)'::tid;
+
+PREPARE p1(tid, tid) AS SELECT ctid,* FROM t1
+                        WHERE b like '%abc%' AND ctid BETWEEN $1 AND $2;
+EXPLAIN (costs off) EXECUTE p1('(5,0)'::tid, '(10,0)'::tid);
+EXPLAIN (costs off) EXECUTE p1('(10,0)'::tid, '(5,0)'::tid);
+
+-- Also, EXPLAIN with none-text format
+EXPLAIN (costs off, format xml) EXECUTE p1('(0,0)'::tid, '(5,0)'::tid);
+
+-- Test cleanup
+DROP SCHEMA regtest_custom_scan CASCADE;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/contrib.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/contrib.sgml
index a698d0f..59eab97 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/contrib.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/contrib.sgml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ CREATE EXTENSION <replaceable>module_name</> FROM unpackaged;
  &btree-gist;
  &chkpass;
  &citext;
+ &ctidscan;
  &cube;
  &dblink;
  &dict-int;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ctidscan.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ctidscan.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa21b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ctidscan.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<!-- doc/src/sgml/ctidscan.sgml  -->
+
+<sect1 id="ctidscan" xreflabel="ctidscan">
+ <title>ctidscan</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ctidscan">
+  <primary>ctidscan</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+  This module implements a custom-scan provider that utilizes inequality
+  operator that involves the <literal>ctid</literal> system column.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+  This module provides no SQL accessible interface. For installation,
+  all you need to do is just load the module to the server.
+
+  You can load it an individual session using:
+<programlisting>
+LOAD 'ctidscan';
+</programlisting>
+
+  or, you can also take more typical usage with extension preloading
+  using <xref linkend="guc-session-preload-libraries"> or
+  <xref linkend="guc-shared-preload-libraries"> in
+  <filename>postgresql.conf</>.
+
+  Then, planner may consider more cheap execution path if supplied query
+  involves above operators.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+  <varlistentry>
+   <term>
+    <varname>enable_ctidscan</varname> (<type>bool</type>)
+    <indexterm>
+      <primary><varname>enable_ctidscan</> configuration parameter</primary>
+    </indexterm>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     <varname>enable_ctidscan</varname> turns on/off functionality of
+     ctidscan custom-scan provider.
+     If turned off, it does not offer alternative scan path even if
+     supplied query is sufficient to run by ctidscan plan.
+     Its default is <literal>true</>.
+     Anybody can change using <command>SET</command> command.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+</sect1>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/filelist.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/filelist.sgml
index f03b72a..15d569e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/filelist.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/filelist.sgml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 <!ENTITY btree-gist      SYSTEM "btree-gist.sgml">
 <!ENTITY chkpass         SYSTEM "chkpass.sgml">
 <!ENTITY citext          SYSTEM "citext.sgml">
+<!ENTITY ctidscan        SYSTEM "ctidscan.sgml">
 <!ENTITY cube            SYSTEM "cube.sgml">
 <!ENTITY dblink          SYSTEM "dblink.sgml">
 <!ENTITY dict-int        SYSTEM "dict-int.sgml">
