Re: Function Volatility - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Fernando Hevia
Subject Re: Function Volatility
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Msg-id 019801c7f3b1$240cfb60$8f01010a@iptel.com.ar
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In response to Re: Function Volatility  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane writes:

> The IMMUTABLE marker is a promise from you to the system that it is safe
> to optimize away multiple calls to the function.  It is not a promise
> from the system to you that the system will expend unlimited amounts of
> energy to detect duplicate calls.

Nicely put. Thanks!
BTW, this explanation should go into the manual.

Regards,
Fernando.



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