gen_random_uuid() is immutable in Pg 13devel - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From hubert depesz lubaczewski
Subject gen_random_uuid() is immutable in Pg 13devel
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Msg-id 20200218185452.GA8710@depesz.com
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Responses Re: gen_random_uuid() is immutable in Pg 13devel  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
Re: gen_random_uuid() is immutable in Pg 13devel  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Hi,
I noticed that get_random_uuid() from pgcrypt is marked as immutable.

Up to 12.2 it was volatile, and in 13 it became immutable.

This leads to "interesting" change, that:

select gen_random_uuid() from generate_series(1,10);

returns 10 different uuids before 13, and 10 identical ones on 13devel.

It looks that commit 5925e5549890416bcf588334d9d0bc99f8ad6c7f forgot to
mark the function as volatile. Not sure if it was intentional.

Best regards,

depesz




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