Re: can we mark upper/lower/textlike functions leakproof?

From: Jacob Champion <jacob(dot)champion(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: can we mark upper/lower/textlike functions leakproof?
Date: 2024-08-01 20:51:41
Message-ID: CAOYmi+=_VU9MLd_BknwuEEoPBVwDRByPCAc0dW+S9XFFe7vACw@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 7:26 AM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Are you proposing that we invent two levels of leakproofness
> with different guarantees? That seems like a mess, not least
> because there are going to be varying opinions about where we
> should set the bar for the lower level.

It kind of reminds me of the kernel's "paranoia level" tunables, which
seem to proliferate in weird ways [1] and not make for a particularly
great UX.

--Jacob

[1] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1400874/what-does-perf-paranoia-level-four-do

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