PostgreSQL TODO List
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
-Last updated: Wed Aug 9 10:55:32 EDT 2006
+Last updated: Wed Aug 9 12:35:39 EDT 2006
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
of result sets using new statement protocol
+Features We Do _Not_ Want
+=========================
+
+* All backends running as threads in a single process (not want)
+
+ This eliminates the process protection we get from the current setup.
+ Thread creation is usually the same overhead as process creation on
+ modern systems, so it seems unwise to use a pure threaded model.
+
+* Optimizer hints (not want)
+
+ Optimizer hints are used to work around problems in the optimizer. We
+ would rather have the problems reported and fixed.
+ http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-08/msg00506.php
+
+
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<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Wed Aug 9 10:55:32 EDT 2006
+Last updated: Wed Aug 9 12:35:39 EDT 2006
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<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
of result sets using new statement protocol
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
+<h1><a name="section_23">Features We Do _Not_ Want</a></h1>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>All backends running as threads in a single process (not want)
+<p> This eliminates the process protection we get from the current setup.
+ Thread creation is usually the same overhead as process creation on
+ modern systems, so it seems unwise to use a pure threaded model.
+</p>
+ </li><li>Optimizer hints (not want)
+<p> Optimizer hints are used to work around problems in the optimizer. We
+ would rather have the problems reported and fixed.
+ <a href="http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-08/msg00506.php">http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-08/msg00506.php</a>
+</p>
+</li></ul>
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-<h2><a name="section_22_1">Developers who have claimed items are:</a></h2>
+<h2><a name="section_23_1">Developers who have claimed items are:</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Alvaro is Alvaro Herrera <<a href="mailto:alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl">alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl</a>>
</li><li>Andrew is Andrew Dunstan <<a href="mailto:andrew@dunslane.net">andrew@dunslane.net</a>>