Re: plenty code is confused about function level static

From: Ranier Vilela <ranier(dot)vf(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
Cc: Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>, "Andrey M(dot) Borodin" <x4mmm(at)yandex-team(dot)ru>
Subject: Re: plenty code is confused about function level static
Date: 2024-04-18 17:43:37
Message-ID: CAEudQAqzQgVc9O50g4ZnJzRS5ugqpS07DzSM5ZBa3HUvtswqMQ@mail.gmail.com
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Em qui., 18 de abr. de 2024 às 14:16, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
escreveu:

> Hi,
>
> On 2024-04-18 09:07:43 -0300, Ranier Vilela wrote:
> > On 18/04/2024 00:39, Andres Freund wrote:
> > >There are lots of places that could benefit from adding 'static
> > >const'.
> >
> > I found a few more places.
>
> Good catches.
>
>
> > Patch 004
> >
> > The opposite would also help, adding static.
> > In these places, I believe it is safe to add static,
> > allowing the compiler to transform into read-only, definitively.
>
> I don't think this would even compile?

Compile, at least with msvc 2022.
Pass ninja test.

E.g. LockTagTypeNames, pg_wchar_table
> are declared in a header and used across translation units.
>
Sad.
There should be a way to export a read-only (static const) variable.
Better remove these.

v1-0005 attached.

best regards,
Ranier Vilela

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