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Re: Patch: plan invalidation vs stored procedures

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Joshua Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>, Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>, Hannu Krosing <hannu@2ndQuadrant.com>, Asko Oja <ascoja@gmail.com>, Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>, Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine@hi-media.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>, David Fetter <david@fetter.org>, Martin Pihlak <martin.pihlak@gmail.com>
Date: 2008-08-19T18:47:13Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Joshua Drake wrote:
>> Is our backpatch policy documented? It does not appear to be in
>> developer FAQ.

> Seems we need to add it.

I'm not sure that I *want* a formal written-down backpatch policy.
Whether (and how far) to backpatch has always been a best-judgment call
in the past, and we've gotten along fine with that.  I think having a
formal policy is just likely to lead to even more complaints: either
patching or not patching could result in second-guessing by someone
who feels he can construe the policy to match the result he prefers.

			regards, tom lane