Re: Which is faster SQL or PL/PGSQL

On Monday 20 October 2003 18:24, Joe Conway wrote:
> Richard Huxton wrote:
> > So - gain by not re-planning on every call, but maybe lose because your
> > plan is not so precise.
> >
> > Of course, any queries you build dynamically and run via EXECUTE will
> > have to be planned each time.
>
> This question gets even more complex in 7.4, where many simple SQL
> functions will get inlined, and library preloading is available to speed
> that first PL/pgSQL call.

What will be the effects of inlining? Does it mean the planner merges the 
function's plan into the larger query?

--  Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd