Re: timestamp datatype cleanup - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Meskes
Subject Re: timestamp datatype cleanup
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Msg-id 20080309182754.GA25745@feivel.credativ.de
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In response to Re: timestamp datatype cleanup  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
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> >> As long as both implementations are kept in sync I don't see a reason.
>
> Sharing the backend data type converters with client stuff is an obvious 
> win, but its a tedious process probably lacking any motivation.  We did 
> look at it though, it is possible.

I thought we were just talking about some definitions. If we were to
move the whole logic into one place we might be facing a
performance penalty inside the backend, maybe not a large one though.
Others around here are better suited to judge this.

Michael
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