Re: FUNC_MAX_ARGS benchmarks

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: FUNC_MAX_ARGS benchmarks
Date: 2002-08-02 19:16:32
Message-ID: 14395.1028315792@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info> writes:
> On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 10:39:47AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Actually, plpgsql is pretty expensive too. The thing to be benchmarking
>> is applications of plain old built-in-C functions and operators.

> I thought part of the justification for this was for the OpenACS
> guys; don't they write everything in TCL?

Not relevant. The concern about increasing FUNC_MAX_ARGS is the
overhead it might add to existing functions that don't need any
more arguments. Worst case for that (percentagewise) will be
small built-in functions, like say int4add.

regards, tom lane

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