Re: C trigger significantly slower than PL/pgSQL?

From: Dave Cramer <davecramer(at)postgres(dot)rocks>
To: pgchem pgchem <pgchem(at)tuschehund(dot)de>
Cc: "pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: C trigger significantly slower than PL/pgSQL?
Date: 2023-04-12 11:05:14
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On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 at 06:14, pgchem pgchem <pgchem(at)tuschehund(dot)de> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a functionally identical trigger function in PL/pgSQL and C. Now,
> that the C version is about 3x _slower_ (~1500 vs. ~4500 TPS in pgbench)
> than PL/pgSQL comes somewhat unexpected.
>
> It can very well be, that I made a mistake on the C side, but before
> everything else, I'd like to ask if this may be expected behavior. Is it
> plausible that PL/pgSQL is so much faster than C when used in a trigger
> function?
>
It would be infinitely easier to answer this question if you posted both
functions and the plans

Dave Cramer
www.postgres.rocks

> best regards
>
> Ernst-Georg
>
>

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