Re: question re internal functions requiring initdb - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: question re internal functions requiring initdb
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Msg-id 13252.1026608506@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to question re internal functions requiring initdb  (Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>)
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Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> writes:
> It made me wonder why don't we always create internal functions this 
> way, or at least all except a core set of bootstrapped functions.

I don't believe it will actually work: you *must* add an internal
function to include/catalog/pg_proc.h, or it won't get into the function
lookup table that's built by Gen_fmgrtab.sh.

It is true that you don't have to force an initdb right away, but
there's an efficiency penalty IIRC (can't bypass the lookup table
search, or something ... read the fmgr code for details).
        regards, tom lane


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