On 1/6/15, 1:00 AM, Ashutosh Bapat wrote:
Even checking whether the output of the function is in the right order or not, has its cost. I am suggesting that we can eliminate this cost as well. For example, PostgreSQL does not check whether a function is really immutable or not.
Actually, it does: select test(); ERROR: UPDATE is not allowed in a non-volatile function CONTEXT: SQL statement "UPDATE i SET i=i+1" PL/pgSQL function test() line 3 at SQL statement STATEMENT: select test(); ERROR: UPDATE is not allowed in a non-volatile function CONTEXT: SQL statement "UPDATE i SET i=i+1" PL/pgSQL function test() line 3 at SQL statement -- Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting Data in Trouble? Get it in Treble! http://BlueTreble.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers