On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> like joining the result to another table...the planner can see >> 'through' the view, etc. in a function, the result is fetched first >> and materialized without looking at the rest of the query. > > I though the planner would "see through" SQL language functions and > inline them when possible, so they often can make for parametrized > views... It can happen for simple functions but often it will not. For views it always happens. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance