Re: pgbench - refactor init functions with buffers

From: David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>
To: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Jeevan Ladhe <jeevan(dot)ladhe(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pgbench - refactor init functions with buffers
Date: 2020-03-27 22:26:32
Message-ID: 05af14b0-eadb-519d-6ed6-40996b554d54@pgmasters.net
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On 3/27/20 6:13 PM, Fabien COELHO wrote:
>
> Hello David,
>
>>>> I'd prefer not to expand the use of pqexpbuffer in more places, and
>>>> instead rather see this use StringInfo, now that's also available to
>>>> frontend programs.
>>>
>>> Franckly, one or the other does not matter much to me.
>>
>> FWIW, I agree with Andres with regard to using StringInfo.
>
> Ok. I find it strange to mix PQExpBuffer & StringInfo in the same file.

Agreed, but we'd rather use StringInfo going forward. However, I don't
think that puts you on the hook for updating all the PQExpBuffer references.

Unless you want to...

>> Also, the changes to executeStatementExpect() and adding
>> executeStatement() do not seem to fit in with the purpose of this patch.
>
> Yep, that was in passing.
>
> Attached a v6 which uses StringInfo, and the small refactoring as a
> separate patch.

I think that's better, thanks.

Regards,
--
-David
david(at)pgmasters(dot)net

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