Re: [PATCHES] updated hash functions for postgresql v1

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>, Asko Oja <ascoja(at)gmail(dot)com>, Kenneth Marshall <ktm(at)rice(dot)edu>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] updated hash functions for postgresql v1
Date: 2009-10-29 13:32:03
Message-ID: 3678.1256823123@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> Or maybe we could just extract the hashes form some version of stock
> postgresql (say 8.3) and then make those available in contrib under the
> name "stable_hashes" ?

A better name would be "wishful_thinking" ... contrib does not have
control over some of the main risk factors, such as changes to the
internal representation of datatypes.

regards, tom lane

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