Re: pl/pgsql problem with search_path - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pl/pgsql problem with search_path
Date
Msg-id 200309072159.h87LxaQ21779@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: pl/pgsql problem with search_path  ("Gaetano Mendola" <mendola@bigfoot.com>)
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Gaetano Mendola wrote:
> "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > > > This highlights another problem with our plpgsql function caching.
> > >
> > > It's a little disturbing to think that any change in SEARCH_PATH might
> > > force us to discard all cached plans.  That could be expensive; and
> > > consider a function that deliberately sets SEARCH_PATH to ensure that
> > > it gets the tables it wants.  You wouldn't want such a function to be
> > > unable to cache any plans across calls (not to mention blowing away
> > > every other function's plans, too).
> > >
> > > We'd probably better record with each plan the SEARCH_PATH it was
> > > generated with.  Then, as long as that matches the current setting,
> > > we can re-use the plan.
> > >
> > > Of course, none of this is going to happen until someone gets around to
> > > creating infrastructure for flushing cached plans at need.  Right at the
> > > moment the answer is going to have to be "don't do that".
> >
> > Yep.  I was just surprised it highlighted another failure of cached
> > plans.
>
> There is already a TODO for it ?

Yep:

        o Fix problems with complex temporary table creation/destruction
          without using PL/PgSQL EXECUTE, needs cache prevention/invalidation

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