Re: clear function cache (WAS: SQL function inlining)

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
To: Enrico Weigelt <weigelt(at)metux(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: clear function cache (WAS: SQL function inlining)
Date: 2005-03-24 13:42:40
Message-ID: 20050324134240.GD20726@dcc.uchile.cl
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On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 02:32:48PM +0100, Enrico Weigelt wrote:

> BTW: is it possible to explicitly clear the cache for immutable
> functions ?

What cache? There is no caching of function results.

> I'd like to use immutable functions for really often lookups like
> fetching a username by uid and vice versa. The queried tables
> change very rarely, but when they change is quite unpredictable.

Maybe you should use a stable function if you fear we'll having function
result caching without you noticing.

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[(at)]dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>)
"Aprende a avergonzarte más ante ti que ante los demás" (Demócrito)

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