Re: SQL functions vs. PL/PgSQL functions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "Reuven M(dot) Lerner" <reuven(at)lerner(dot)co(dot)il>, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SQL functions vs. PL/PgSQL functions
Date: 2010-10-14 14:40:42
Message-ID: 18112.1287067242@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> It's possible that at some point we'll try to introduce plan caching
>> for non-inlined SQL functions.

> hm, I think the search_path/function plan issue would have to be dealt
> with before doing this --

Yeah, perhaps. There doesn't seem to be any groundswell of demand for
doing anything about that anyway. Particularly since plpgsql is now
installed by default, a reasonable answer to "I'd like the system to
cache plans for this" is now "so write it in plpgsql instead".

regards, tom lane

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