BUG#26447 prefer a clustered key for an index scan, as secondary index is always slower
  ... which was fixed to cause
BUG#35850 queries take 50% longer
  ... and was reverted

and

BUG#39653 prefer a secondary index for an index scan, as clustered key is always slower
  ... which was fixed to cause
BUG#55656 mysqldump takes six days instead of half an hour
  ... and was amended with a special case workaround


sql/opt_range.cc:
  move get_index_only_read_time() into the handler class
sql/sql_select.cc:
  use cost not an index length when choosing a cheaper index