Re: Elide null updates - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Elide null updates
Date
Msg-id 16356.1229464881@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Elide null updates  (James Mansion <james@mansionfamily.plus.com>)
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James Mansion <james@mansionfamily.plus.com> writes:
> I saw on a summary for 8.4 that there's a generic function for use as a 
> before row trigger that will elide null updates (ie replacement with an 
> identical row).

> I can see that this is great - but I was wondering if it should be more 
> integrated and turned on in the db schema.

How about we wait a few releases and see if anyone uses the trigger,
rather than wasting time now on an argument about integrating an
as-yet-unproven feature?

(You *are* wasting our time, btw, because we already had this
discussion.  Until there's some field experience there is no new
evidence available to change the conclusion.)
        regards, tom lane


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