Re: [PATCH] Introduce array_shuffle() and array_sample()

From: Martin Kalcher <martin(dot)kalcher(at)aboutsource(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Dean Rasheed <dean(dot)a(dot)rasheed(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, John Naylor <john(dot)naylor(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Introduce array_shuffle() and array_sample()
Date: 2022-09-29 09:39:28
Message-ID: c4b69308-fc69-66d5-7905-7c3268833a50@aboutsource.net
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Am 28.09.22 um 16:18 schrieb Tom Lane:
> It is seeded at process start, yes. If you don't feel a need for
> user control over the sequence used by these functions, then using
> pg_global_prng_state is fine. (Basically the point to be made
> here is that we need to keep a tight rein on what can be affected
> by setseed().)
>
> regards, tom lane

New patch: array_shuffle() and array_sample() use pg_global_prng_state now.

Martin

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