Re: Static functions - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Gregory Stark
Subject Re: Static functions
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In response to Re: Static functions  ("Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Static functions  ("Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>)
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"Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
>> "Gurjeet Singh" <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com> writes:
>> > Shouldn't PG make all efforts to not execute something when the result is
>> > already known?
>>
>> Not if said effort would cost more than is saved, which would be by far
>> the most likely result if we tried to cache all function results.
>>
>
> Sorry Tom, I confused STABLE  with IMMUTABLE; my bad.

No, this is equally untrue for immutable.

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