Re: First feature patch for plperl - draft [PATCH]

David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com>

From: "David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>
To: Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@pobox.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2009-12-04T23:25:56Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Tim Bunce wrote:

> Robert's comparison with mod_perl is very apt. Preloading code gives
> dramatic performance gains in production situations where there's a
> significant codebase and connections are frequent.
> 
> The docs for plperl.on_perl_init could include a section relating to
> it's use with shared_preload_libraries. That could document any issues
> and caveats you feel are important.

+1

Tom, what's your objection to Shlib load time being user-visible?

Best,

David