Re: cache in plpgsql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

ivan wrote:
> 
> but , all in all, do you think that now it is ok ?

No, I don't. I just prefer complete solutions over patchwork.


Jan

> 
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Jan Wieck wrote:
> 
>> ivan wrote:
>> > why all backend can not using one cache, which would be always
>>
>> Variable sized shared memory with garbage collection for SPI plans?
>>
>> > in real state ... or i can just clear only my cache, at first
>> > (if i know that this relation could has another oid)
>> > and then normal using relations ?
>>
>> As said, that is not sufficient. The user who does the DDL statement can
>> as well reconnect to the database to recompile all saved plans. It is
>> the 200 persistent PHP DB connections that suffer from not finding the
>> index any more.
>>
>> >
>> > or ... just turn off cache, because its strange to has possible
>> > using drop, create etc in function, but using only EXECUTE ..
>>
>> Do you have any numbers about how that would affect performance?
>>
>>
>> Jan
>>
>> >
>> > there must be same solution .. no ?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Jan Wieck wrote:
>> >
>> >> ivan wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >as new know plpgsql has special cache which remember too long (event
>> >> >non-existing tables (i mean old oid)) so i suggest to create same function
>> >> >only in plpgsql which would clear this cache, or sth like this ?
>> >> >
>> >> >for ie, where i drop table i would do plpgsql_clear_cache ();
>> >> >and when i will create one more time table with this same name plpgsql
>> >> >will not remeber wrong oid
>> >> >
>> >> >possible ?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> You obviously did not bother to search the archives on this.
>> >>
>> >> This will not solve the problem since the "cache" you're talking about
>> >> is per backend local memory. So if one backend modifies the schema, how
>> >> does it cause all other to forgt? Since the same problem exists in
>> >> general for everything that uses SPI, the solution lies in there.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jan
>> >>
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