MySQL Order By Limit Optimization and Priority Queue Thresholds
When executing SELECT statements combining ORDER BY and LIMIT in MySQL, developers may encounter nondeterministic result sets if the sorting column contains duplicate values. This behavior stems from internal optimization strategies employed by the query optimizer, specifically regarding when to utilize a priority queue versus a standard fileso ...
Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:50:23 +0000 by Mikkki