Re: modifying the tbale function - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: modifying the tbale function
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Msg-id 13674.1174322913@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: modifying the tbale function  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Richard Huxton wrote:
>> Is this not what we do with aggregate functions at present?

> Yes, more or less. That's what made me think of it.

> OTOH, before we rush out and do it someone needs to show that it's a net 
> win.

Yeah, because this isn't doing anything to address the problem of
entry/exit overhead from calling a PL function many times.  I kinda
dislike shoving the problem onto the heads of PL programmers anyway...
        regards, tom lane


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