Re: Why does load_external_function() return PGFunction? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: Why does load_external_function() return PGFunction?
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Msg-id 20180326183228.msggthlds5nashpy@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: Why does load_external_function() return PGFunction?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Why does load_external_function() return PGFunction?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Hi,

On 2018-02-06 15:43:29 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> void* isn't necessarily compatible with function pointers --- there are
> platforms where they're physically different widths, though possibly
> you'd never get PG to run on such hardware anyway.

Btw, given that we store function pointers in datums, that ship has
sailed a long while ago, no?

Greetings,

Andres Freund


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