On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > Instead, what I propose (and is not really in the patch), as a > backpatchable item, is an approach in which the functions to compute > each rel's Browne strength and sort are hooks. Normal behavior is not > to sort at all, as currently, and sites that have a problem with the > current random order can install a custom module that provide hooks to > change ordering as they see fit. So behavior won't change for people > who have no problem today.
Can you think of any examples of cases where we have back-patched a new hook? -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers