Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Close previously open holes for invalidly encoded data to enter

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Close previously open holes for invalidly encoded data to enter
Date: 2007-11-01 22:41:41
Message-ID: 200711012241.lA1Mff112092@momjian.us
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > OTOH we may be talking at cross-purposes --- on looking into gram.y
> > I see that this syntax is transformed to a call of convert_using(),
> > which may mean it has nothing to do with your changes.
> >
> >
> >
>
> No, I changed convert_using -
> http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/catalog/pg_conversion.c?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
>
> We can revert that if necessary. It will open up a hole, though. Take
> your pick - spec compliance or validly coded data.

Is this a TODO?

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