create table t1 (a int, b int, c int);
insert into t1 select seq,seq/2, seq/4 from seq_1_to_100;
create table t2 (a int, b int, c int);
insert into t2 select seq, seq/2, seq/4 from seq_1_to_200;
analyze table t1,t2 persistent for all;
Table	Op	Msg_type	Msg_text
test.t1	analyze	status	Engine-independent statistics collected
test.t1	analyze	status	OK
test.t2	analyze	status	Engine-independent statistics collected
test.t2	analyze	status	OK
set optimizer_trace=1;
set join_cache_level=6;
set optimizer_switch='hash_join_cardinality=on';
explain select *
from t1, t2
where t1.a=t2.a and t1.a=t2.b and t1.c=t2.c;
id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
1	SIMPLE	t1	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	100	Using where
1	SIMPLE	t2	hash_ALL	NULL	#hash#$hj	15	test.t1.a,test.t1.a,test.t1.c	200	Using where; Using join buffer (flat, BNLH join)
set @json= (select trace from information_schema.optimizer_trace);
select json_detailed(json_extract(@json, '$**.hash_join_cardinality')) as JS;
JS
[
    {
        "hash_join_columns": 
        [
            {
                "field": "a",
                "avg_frequency": 1
            },
            {
                "field": "b",
                "avg_frequency": 2
            },
            {
                "field": "c",
                "avg_frequency": 3.9216
            }
        ],
        "rows": 1
    }
]
select json_detailed(json_extract(@json, '$**.rest_of_plan[*].rows_for_plan'))
as ROWS_FOR_PLAN;
ROWS_FOR_PLAN
[100]
explain select *
from t1, t2 where t1.c=t2.c;
id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
1	SIMPLE	t1	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	100	Using where
1	SIMPLE	t2	hash_ALL	NULL	#hash#$hj	5	test.t1.c	200	Using where; Using join buffer (flat, BNLH join)
set @json= (select trace from information_schema.optimizer_trace);
select json_detailed(json_extract(@json, '$**.hash_join_cardinality')) as JS;
JS
[
    {
        "hash_join_columns": 
        [
            {
                "field": "c",
                "avg_frequency": 3.9216
            }
        ],
        "rows": 3.9216
    }
]
select json_detailed(json_extract(@json, '$**.rest_of_plan[*].rows_for_plan'))
as ROWS_FOR_PLAN;
ROWS_FOR_PLAN
[392.16]
explain select *
from t1 straight_join t2 where t1.c=t2.c and t2.a<30;
id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
1	SIMPLE	t1	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	100	Using where
1	SIMPLE	t2	hash_ALL	NULL	#hash#$hj	5	test.t1.c	200	Using where; Using join buffer (flat, BNLH join)
set @json= (select trace from information_schema.optimizer_trace);
# Note that rows is the same:
select json_detailed(json_extract(@json, '$**.hash_join_cardinality')) as JS;
JS
[
    {
        "hash_join_columns": 
        [
            {
                "field": "c",
                "avg_frequency": 3.9216
            }
        ],
        "rows": 3.9216
    }
]
# Despite available selectivity:
select json_detailed(json_extract(@json, '$**.selectivity_for_columns')) as JS;
JS
[
    [
        {
            "column_name": "a",
            "ranges": 
            ["NULL < a < 30"],
            "selectivity_from_histogram": 0.145
        }
    ]
]
drop table t1,t2;