Det er ikke kønt, men jeg tror, det gør det, og måske kan det være grundlaget for noget mindre besværligt. Bemærk, at jeg bruger en "falsk" INNER JOIN bare for at få en variabel initialiseret for første gang - den tjener ingen anden rolle.
SELECT ID,
supplier,
qty,
cumulative_qty
FROM
(
SELECT
ID,
supplier,
qty,
-- next line keeps a running total quantity by supplier id
@cumulative_quantity := if (@sup <> supplier, qty, @cumulative_quantity + qty) as cumulative_qty,
-- next is 0 for running total < 5 by supplier, 1 the first time >= 5, and ++ after
@reached_five := if (@cumulative_quantity < 5, 0, if (@sup <> supplier, 1, @reached_five + 1)) as reached_five,
-- next takes note of changes in supplier being processed
@sup := if(@sup <> supplier, supplier, @sup) as sup
FROM
(
--this subquery is key for getting things in supplier order, by descending id
SELECT *
FROM `sample_table`
ORDER BY supplier, ID DESC
) reverse_order_by_id
INNER JOIN
(
-- initialize the variables used to their first ever values
SELECT @cumulative_quantity := 0, @sup := 0, @reached_five := 0
) only_here_to_initialize_variables
) t_alias
where reached_five <= 1 -- only get things up through the time we first get to 5 or above.