Re: Function result cacheing - any comments?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Function result cacheing - any comments?
Date: 2002-08-19 13:46:50
Message-ID: 6322.1029764810@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
> My theory is that if such a piece of code gets a performance gain, then the
> code is probably worth including, assuming that the function manager does
> not need to be butchered to achieve the desired goal. Does that sound
> reasonable?

Some real results would certainly bolster your case.

> So the obvious question is - in the opinion of people who know the code,
> can a function-result-cache be implemented with a lifetime of a single
> statement, without butchering the function manager?

I'd suggest trying to make it a function call handler. Look at the way
Peter did "SECURITY DEFINER" functions for inspiration.

regards, tom lane

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