Re: Does iscachable work? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Does iscachable work?
Date
Msg-id 18025.1014400939@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Does iscachable work?  (root <ffabrizio@mmrd.com>)
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root <ffabrizio@mmrd.com> writes:
> I'm running PostgreSQL 7.1.3, and I have a query that uses one of my
> functions:

> select findregion(entityid) from msg200;

> The findregion function is set to be 'with (iscachable)'.  However, the
> query takes upwards of 40 seconds to run, the first time and every time
> thereafter, consistently.  It doesn't seem like the caching is working.

I'm not sure what you think "iscachable" does ... but there certainly is
not a cache that remembers the results of functions across statements.

            regards, tom lane

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