Re: Add generate_series(numeric, numeric) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ali Akbar
Subject Re: Add generate_series(numeric, numeric)
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Msg-id CACQjQLpn-+--2s7nTPABeMfs0SGeV_0=Ww+BgDwp1dUzaL5PFQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Add generate_series(numeric, numeric)  (Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>)
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2014-12-18 19:35 GMT+07:00 Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>:
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Andrew Gierth
<andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk> wrote:
> I was thinking something like this, added just after that para:
>
>     <warning>
>      <para>
>       While the actual arguments to the function remain unchanged between
>       calls, if you detoast the argument values (which is normally done
>       transparently by the
>       <function>PG_GETARG_<replaceable>xxx</replaceable></function> macro)
>       in the transient context then the detoasted copies will be freed on
>       each cycle. Accordingly, if you keep references to such values in
>       your <structfield>user_fctx</>, you must either copy them into the
>       <structfield>multi_call_memory_ctx</> after detoasting, or ensure
>       that you detoast the values only in that context.
>      </para>
>     </warning>

I'm OK with this.

Wrapping the doc changes in a patch. Will add to next commitfest so it won't be lost.

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Ali Akbar
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