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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Volatile functions in subqueries don't prevent subqueries from being evaluated in initplans?
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Msg-id 28874.1219242200@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Volatile functions in subqueries don't prevent subqueries from being evaluated in initplans?  (Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>)
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Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> Hm, shouldn't this query notice that random() is volatile and not make the
> subquery an initplan?

We've never done that in the past; in fact I recall seeing people using
subselects deliberately to hide volatility.
        regards, tom lane

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