Re: Add on_perl_init and proper destruction to plperl [PATCH]
Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@pobox.com>, Alex Hunsaker <badalex@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-01-27T16:23:18Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Tom Lane wrote: > Indeed, AFAICS the major *point* of these additions is to allow people > to insert unknown other functionality that is likely to interact > with the rest of the backend; a prospect that doesn't make me feel > better about it. > > No. The major use case we've seen for END blocks is to allow a profiler to write its data out. That should have zero interaction with the rest of the backend. cheers andrew