pgsql: Adjust string comparison so that only bitwise-equal strings are

From: tgl(at)postgresql(dot)org (Tom Lane)
To: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Adjust string comparison so that only bitwise-equal strings are
Date: 2005-12-22 22:50:15
Message-ID: 20051222225015.329549DCCEF@postgresql.org
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Log Message:
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Adjust string comparison so that only bitwise-equal strings are considered
equal: if strcoll claims two strings are equal, check it with strcmp, and
sort according to strcmp if not identical. This fixes inconsistent
behavior under glibc's hu_HU locale, and probably under some other locales
as well. Also, take advantage of the now-well-defined behavior to speed up
texteq, textne, bpchareq, bpcharne: they may as well just do a bitwise
comparison and not bother with strcoll at all.

NOTE: affected databases may need to REINDEX indexes on text columns to be
sure they are self-consistent.

Tags:
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REL8_0_STABLE

Modified Files:
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pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt:
varchar.c (r1.108 -> r1.108.4.1)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c.diff?r1=1.108&r2=1.108.4.1)
varlena.c (r1.118 -> r1.118.4.1)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c.diff?r1=1.118&r2=1.118.4.1)

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