Re: Feature patch 1 for plperl [PATCH]
Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@pobox.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-01-10T23:18:23Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Tom Lane wrote: > Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes: > >> Tom Lane wrote: >> >>> As an example, if people were using such functionality then the DBA >>> couldn't start preloading plperl for performance without breaking >>> behavior that some of his users might be depending on. >>> > > >> If we made plperl.on_perl_init PGC_POSTMASTER and the other two >> PGC_SUSET would that alloy your concerns? >> > > No, they have to all be PGC_POSTMASTER to answer that concern. Only > breaking things for superusers isn't really that big an improvement > over breaking them for everybody. > > > Well, I don't know about Tim but I think I could live with that. And when we get some actual experience with using them we'll have a better handle on whether or not it gives us any pain. cheers andrew