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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PostgreSQL TODO List ==================== 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. @@ -1427,6 +1427,22 @@ Source Code 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 + + --------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index 353786ba482..a9e593b14ff 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#A00000" alink="#0000FF"> <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 </p> <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>. @@ -1287,9 +1287,23 @@ first. 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> <hr/> -<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>> |