Re: UUID v7 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: UUID v7
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Msg-id 453139.1676078316@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: UUID v7  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
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Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> On 2023-02-10 15:57:50 -0800, Andrey Borodin wrote:
>> From my POV v7 is especially needed for users. Current standard status
>> is "draft". And I'm not sure it will be accepted before our feature
>> freeze for PG16. Maybe we could provide a draft implementation in 16
>> and adjust it to the accepted version if the standard is changed? PFA
>> patch with implementation.

> Hm. It seems somewhat worrisome to claim something is a v7 UUID when it might
> turn out to not be one.

I think there is no need to rush this into v16.  Let's wait for the
standardization process to play out.

            regards, tom lane



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