< Last updated: Sat May 5 10:47:39 EDT 2007
> Last updated: Sat May 5 11:39:57 EDT 2007
< * Flush cached query plans when the dependent objects change,
< when the cardinality of parameters changes dramatically, or
> * -Flush cached query plans when the dependent objects change or
<
< A more complex solution would be to save multiple plans for different
< cardinality and use the appropriate plan based on the EXECUTE values.
<
< * Track dependencies in function bodies and recompile/invalidate
<
< This is particularly important for references to temporary tables
< in PL/PgSQL because PL/PgSQL caches query plans. The only workaround
< in PL/PgSQL is to use EXECUTE. One complexity is that a function
< might itself drop and recreate dependent tables, causing it to
< invalidate its own query plan.
<
< * Invalidate prepared queries, like INSERT, when the table definition
> * -Track dependencies in function bodies and recompile/invalidate
> * -Invalidate prepared queries, like INSERT, when the table definition
< * Invalidate prepared queries, like INSERT, when the table definition
< is altered
>
> * Invalidate prepared queries, like INSERT, when the table definition
> is altered
> * -Allow ORDER BY ... LIMIT # to select high/low value without sort or
<
< Right now, if no index exists, ORDER BY ... LIMIT # requires we sort
< all values to return the high/low value. Instead The idea is to do a
< sequential scan to find the high/low value, thus avoiding the sort.
< MIN/MAX already does this, but not for LIMIT > 1.
<
< o Add support for MOVE and SCROLL cursors
<
< PL/pgSQL cursors should support the same syntax as
< backend cursors.
<
> o -Add support for MOVE cursors
> o Add support for SCROLL cursors
< Currently all schemas are owned by the super-user because they are
< copied from the template1 database.
> Currently all schemas are owned by the super-user because they are copied
> from the template1 database. However, since all objects are inherited
> from the template database, it is not clear that setting schemas to the db
> owner is correct.
< o Consider reducing on-disk varlena length from four to two
< because a heap row cannot be more than 64k in length
> o Consider reducing on-disk varlena length from four bytes to
> two because a heap row cannot be more than 64k in length
< * Add idle_timeout GUC so locks are not held for log periods of time
> * Add transaction_idle_timeout GUC so locks are not held for long
> periods of time
> o Have timestamp subtraction not call justify_hours()?
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-sql/2006-10/msg00059.php
>
< o Add overflow checking to timestamp and interval arithmetic
> o Add overflow checking to timestamp and interval arithmetic
< o Add table function support to pltcl, plpython
> o Add table function support to pltcl, plpythonu
< o Add PL/Python tracebacks
> o Add PL/PythonU tracebacks
< o Allow PL/Python to return boolean rather than 1/0
> o Allow PL/PythonU to return boolean rather than 1/0
o Add more logical syntax CLUSTER table USING index;
< o Add more logical syntax CLUSTER table ORDER BY index;
> o Add more logical syntax CLUSTER table USING index;
Bruce Momjian