Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)
Date: 2017-01-17 19:15:21
Message-ID: 837.1484680521@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> writes:
> On 2017-01-17 13:43:38 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'm not convinced that that optimization is worth preserving, but if we
>> keep it then ProjectSet isn't le mot juste here, any more than you'd want
>> to rename Result to Project without changing its existing
>> functionality.

> Right. I'd removed that, and re-added it; primarily because the plans
> looked more complex without it. After all, you'd thought it worth adding
> that hack ;) I'm happy with removing it again too.

Well, it seemed reasonable to do that as long as the only cost was ten or
so lines in create_projection_plan. But if we're contorting not only the
behavior but the very name of the SRF-evaluation plan node type, that's
not negligible cost anymore. So now I'm inclined to take it out.

regards, tom lane

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