stable function called for every row?

Hello,

I have a query like this:

SELECT * FROM table WHERE has_permission('permission_name');

and the function

CREATE FUNCTION has_permission(IN pname text, OUT is_ok boolean) RETURNING boolean AS
$BODY$
BEGIN
SELECT has_perm INTO is_ok FROM permission WHERE title = pname;

RAISE INFO 'function called';

IF is_ok IS FALSE THEN
-- this function is VOLATILE
PERFORM log.exception('permission denied');
END IF;

RETURN;
END
$BODY$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' STABLE SECURITY DEFINER;

The function is called for every row in the table if it is stable or
volatile and only once if it is immutable?

I thought it had to be called only once, if it is stable.

(PostgreSQL 8.3.5)

Regards,
Gerhard