FYI, the lpad/rpad patch now also uses the same helper for repeat(), so this overlaps with the work here:
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAH7T-apj%2BpFg9bRkXVGfGejS2Uu4WzdMd7KoLKTW11mdsrt1Ew%40mail.gmail.com I've credited this thread for the earlier repeat() doubling work and the discussion around capping the copy size. Regards, -- Sehrope Sarkuni Founder & CEO | JackDB, Inc. | https://www.jackdb.com/
