Re: [HACKERS] SELECT ... LIMIT (trial implementation)

jwieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck) writes:
>     I've seen the queryLimit  by  SET  variable  stuff  and  that
>     really  can  break rewrite rules, triggers or functions. This
>     is because the query limit will be  inherited  by  any  query
>     (inserts, updates, deletes too) done by them.
>     [ example snipped ]
>     This is a feature where  users  can  get  around  rules  that
>     ensure data integrity.

Ouch.  I think this point is a *fatal* objection to implementing
query limit as a SET variable.  That might be a quick-and-dirty way
of getting some functionality going, but we can't let it loose on the
world like that.

            regards, tom lane