Hello Michaƫl,

Using a pointer to the tail of the list would make the code simple,
and save a couple of lines.

I did that, see v27 attached.

Note that it does not save any lines, because the reverse function is removed, but then you need another type to keep the head & tail, the link type is not enough, and then you have to manage that stuff in the code. Whether it is "simpler" is debatable. It probably costs more tests when executed.

However, it really saves having to answer the question "why is the list reversed?", which is definitely a win from my point of view:-)

Another thing that could be considered is also to move list.c [...]

I think that this option is too much bother for the small internal purpose at hand.

--
Fabien.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
index ade1b53..eaa0889 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
@@ -796,17 +796,21 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</> </optional> <replaceable>dbname</>
       Sets variable <replaceable>varname</> to an integer value calculated
       from <replaceable>expression</>.
       The expression may contain integer constants such as <literal>5432</>,
-      references to variables <literal>:</><replaceable>variablename</>,
+      double constants such as <literal>3.14159</>,
+      references to integer variables <literal>:</><replaceable>variablename</>,
       and expressions composed of unary (<literal>-</>) or binary operators
-      (<literal>+</>, <literal>-</>, <literal>*</>, <literal>/</>, <literal>%</>)
-      with their usual associativity, and parentheses.
+      (<literal>+</>, <literal>-</>, <literal>*</>, <literal>/</>,
+      <literal>%</>) with their usual associativity, function calls and
+      parentheses.
+      <xref linkend="functions-pgbench-func-table"> shows the available
+      functions.
      </para>
 
      <para>
       Examples:
 <programlisting>
 \set ntellers 10 * :scale
-\set aid (1021 * :aid) % (100000 * :scale) + 1
+\set aid (1021 * random(1, 100000 * :scale)) % (100000 * :scale) + 1
 </programlisting></para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -826,66 +830,35 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</> </optional> <replaceable>dbname</>
      </para>
 
      <para>
-      By default, or when <literal>uniform</> is specified, all values in the
-      range are drawn with equal probability.  Specifying <literal>gaussian</>
-      or  <literal>exponential</> options modifies this behavior; each
-      requires a mandatory parameter which determines the precise shape of the
-      distribution.
-     </para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+       <listitem>
+        <para>
+         <literal>\setrandom n 1 10</> or <literal>\setrandom n 1 10 uniform</>
+         is equivalent to <literal>\set n random(1, 10)</> and uses a uniform
+         distribution.
+        </para>
+       </listitem>
 
-     <para>
-      For a Gaussian distribution, the interval is mapped onto a standard
-      normal distribution (the classical bell-shaped Gaussian curve) truncated
-      at <literal>-parameter</> on the left and <literal>+parameter</>
-      on the right.
-      Values in the middle of the interval are more likely to be drawn.
-      To be precise, if <literal>PHI(x)</> is the cumulative distribution
-      function of the standard normal distribution, with mean <literal>mu</>
-      defined as <literal>(max + min) / 2.0</>, with
-<literallayout>
- f(x) = PHI(2.0 * parameter * (x - mu) / (max - min + 1)) /
-        (2.0 * PHI(parameter) - 1.0)
-</literallayout>
-      then value <replaceable>i</> between <replaceable>min</> and
-      <replaceable>max</> inclusive is drawn with probability:
-      <literal>f(i + 0.5) - f(i - 0.5)</>.
-      Intuitively, the larger <replaceable>parameter</>, the more
-      frequently values close to the middle of the interval are drawn, and the
-      less frequently values close to the <replaceable>min</> and
-      <replaceable>max</> bounds. About 67% of values are drawn from the
-      middle <literal>1.0 / parameter</>, that is a relative
-      <literal>0.5 / parameter</> around the mean, and 95% in the middle
-      <literal>2.0 / parameter</>, that is a relative
-      <literal>1.0 / parameter</> around the mean; for instance, if
-      <replaceable>parameter</> is 4.0, 67% of values are drawn from the
-      middle quarter (1.0 / 4.0) of the interval (i.e. from
-      <literal>3.0 / 8.0</> to <literal>5.0 / 8.0</>) and 95% from
-      the middle half (<literal>2.0 / 4.0</>) of the interval (second and
-      third quartiles). The minimum <replaceable>parameter</> is 2.0 for
-      performance of the Box-Muller transform.
-     </para>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        <literal>\setrandom n 1 10 exponential 3.0</> is equivalent to
+        <literal>\set n random_exponential(1, 10, 3.0)</> and uses an
+        exponential distribution.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
 
-     <para>
-      For an exponential distribution, <replaceable>parameter</>
-      controls the distribution by truncating a quickly-decreasing
-      exponential distribution at <replaceable>parameter</>, and then
-      projecting onto integers between the bounds.
-      To be precise, with
-<literallayout>
-f(x) = exp(-parameter * (x - min) / (max - min + 1)) / (1.0 - exp(-parameter))
-</literallayout>
-      Then value <replaceable>i</> between <replaceable>min</> and
-      <replaceable>max</> inclusive is drawn with probability:
-      <literal>f(x) - f(x + 1)</>.
-      Intuitively, the larger <replaceable>parameter</>, the more
-      frequently values close to <replaceable>min</> are accessed, and the
-      less frequently values close to <replaceable>max</> are accessed.
-      The closer to 0 <replaceable>parameter</>, the flatter (more uniform)
-      the access distribution.
-      A crude approximation of the distribution is that the most frequent 1%
-      values in the range, close to <replaceable>min</>, are drawn
-      <replaceable>parameter</>% of the time.
-      <replaceable>parameter</> value must be strictly positive.
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        <literal>\setrandom n 1 10 gaussian 2.0</> is equivalent to
+        <literal>\set n random_gaussian(1, 10, 2.0)</>, and uses a gaussian
+        distribution.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </itemizedlist>
+
+       See the documentation of these functions below for further information
+       about the precise shape of these distributions, depending on the value
+       of the parameter.
      </para>
 
      <para>
@@ -965,18 +938,184 @@ f(x) = exp(-parameter * (x - min) / (max - min + 1)) / (1.0 - exp(-parameter))
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
 
+   <!-- list pgbench functions in alphabetical order -->
+   <table id="functions-pgbench-func-table">
+    <title>PgBench Functions</title>
+    <tgroup cols="5">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>Function</entry>
+       <entry>Return Type</entry>
+       <entry>Description</entry>
+       <entry>Example</entry>
+       <entry>Result</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>abs(<replaceable>a</>)</></></>
+       <entry>same as <replaceable>a</></>
+       <entry>integer or double absolute value</>
+       <entry><literal>abs(-17)</></>
+       <entry><literal>17</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>debug(<replaceable>a</>)</></></>
+       <entry>same as<replaceable>a</> </>
+       <entry>print to <systemitem>stderr</systemitem> the given argument</>
+       <entry><literal>debug(5432.1)</></>
+       <entry><literal>5432.1</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>double(<replaceable>i</>)</></></>
+       <entry>double</>
+       <entry>cast to double</>
+       <entry><literal>double(5432)</></>
+       <entry><literal>5432.0</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>int(<replaceable>x</>)</></></>
+       <entry>integer</>
+       <entry>cast to int</>
+       <entry><literal>int(5.4 + 3.8)</></>
+       <entry><literal>9</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>max(<replaceable>i</> [, <replaceable>...</> ] )</></></>
+       <entry>integer</>
+       <entry>maximum value</>
+       <entry><literal>max(5, 4, 3, 2)</></>
+       <entry><literal>5</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>min(<replaceable>i</> [, <replaceable>...</> ] )</></></>
+       <entry>integer</>
+       <entry>minimum value</>
+       <entry><literal>min(5, 4, 3, 2)</></>
+       <entry><literal>2</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>pi()</></></>
+       <entry>double</>
+       <entry>value of the PI constant</>
+       <entry><literal>pi()</></>
+       <entry><literal>3.14159265358979323846</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>random(<replaceable>lb</>, <replaceable>ub</>)</></></>
+       <entry>integer</>
+       <entry>uniformly-distributed random integer in <literal>[lb, ub]</></>
+       <entry><literal>random(1, 10)</></>
+       <entry>an integer between <literal>1</> and <literal>10</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>random_exponential(<replaceable>lb</>, <replaceable>ub</>, <replaceable>parameter</>)</></></>
+       <entry>integer</>
+       <entry>exponentially-distributed random integer in <literal>[lb, ub]</>,
+              see below</>
+       <entry><literal>random_exponential(1, 10, 3.0)</></>
+       <entry>an integer between <literal>1</> and <literal>10</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>random_gaussian(<replaceable>lb</>, <replaceable>ub</>, <replaceable>parameter</>)</></></>
+       <entry>integer</>
+       <entry>gaussian-distributed random integer in <literal>[lb, ub]</>,
+              see below</>
+       <entry><literal>random_gaussian(1, 10, 2.5)</></>
+       <entry>an integer between <literal>1</> and <literal>10</></>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry><literal><function>sqrt(<replaceable>x</>)</></></>
+       <entry>double</>
+       <entry>square root</>
+       <entry><literal>sqrt(2.0)</></>
+       <entry><literal>1.414213562</></>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+     </tgroup>
+   </table>
+
+   <para>
+    The <literal>random</> function generates values using a uniform
+    distribution, that is all the values are drawn within the specified
+    range with equal probability. The <literal>random_exponential</> and
+    <literal>random_gaussian</> functions require an additional double
+    parameter which determines the precise shape of the distribution.
+   </para>
+
+   <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      For an exponential distribution, <replaceable>parameter</>
+      controls the distribution by truncating a quickly-decreasing
+      exponential distribution at <replaceable>parameter</>, and then
+      projecting onto integers between the bounds.
+      To be precise, with
+<literallayout>
+f(x) = exp(-parameter * (x - min) / (max - min + 1)) / (1 - exp(-parameter))
+</literallayout>
+      Then value <replaceable>i</> between <replaceable>min</> and
+      <replaceable>max</> inclusive is drawn with probability:
+      <literal>f(x) - f(x + 1)</>.
+     </para>
+
+     <para>
+      Intuitively, the larger the <replaceable>parameter</>, the more
+      frequently values close to <replaceable>min</> are accessed, and the
+      less frequently values close to <replaceable>max</> are accessed.
+      The closer to 0 <replaceable>parameter</> is, the flatter (more
+      uniform) the access distribution.
+      A crude approximation of the distribution is that the most frequent 1%
+      values in the range, close to <replaceable>min</>, are drawn
+      <replaceable>parameter</>% of the time.
+      The <replaceable>parameter</> value must be strictly positive.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      For a Gaussian distribution, the interval is mapped onto a standard
+      normal distribution (the classical bell-shaped Gaussian curve) truncated
+      at <literal>-parameter</> on the left and <literal>+parameter</>
+      on the right.
+      Values in the middle of the interval are more likely to be drawn.
+      To be precise, if <literal>PHI(x)</> is the cumulative distribution
+      function of the standard normal distribution, with mean <literal>mu</>
+      defined as <literal>(max + min) / 2.0</>, with
+<literallayout>
+ f(x) = PHI(2.0 * parameter * (x - mu) / (max - min + 1)) /
+        (2.0 * PHI(parameter) - 1)
+</literallayout>
+      then value <replaceable>i</> between <replaceable>min</> and
+      <replaceable>max</> inclusive is drawn with probability:
+      <literal>f(i + 0.5) - f(i - 0.5)</>.
+      Intuitively, the larger the <replaceable>parameter</>, the more
+      frequently values close to the middle of the interval are drawn, and the
+      less frequently values close to the <replaceable>min</> and
+      <replaceable>max</> bounds. About 67% of values are drawn from the
+      middle <literal>1.0 / parameter</>, that is a relative
+      <literal>0.5 / parameter</> around the mean, and 95% in the middle
+      <literal>2.0 / parameter</>, that is a relative
+      <literal>1.0 / parameter</> around the mean; for instance, if
+      <replaceable>parameter</> is 4.0, 67% of values are drawn from the
+      middle quarter (1.0 / 4.0) of the interval (i.e. from
+      <literal>3.0 / 8.0</> to <literal>5.0 / 8.0</>) and 95% from
+      the middle half (<literal>2.0 / 4.0</>) of the interval (second and third
+      quartiles). The minimum <replaceable>parameter</> is 2.0 for performance
+      of the Box-Muller transform.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </itemizedlist>
+
   <para>
    As an example, the full definition of the built-in TPC-B-like
    transaction is:
 
 <programlisting>
-\set nbranches :scale
-\set ntellers 10 * :scale
-\set naccounts 100000 * :scale
-\setrandom aid 1 :naccounts
-\setrandom bid 1 :nbranches
-\setrandom tid 1 :ntellers
-\setrandom delta -5000 5000
+\set aid random(1, 100000 * :scale)
+\set bid random(1, 1 * :scale)
+\set tid random(1, 10 * :scale)
+\set delta random(-5000, 5000)
 BEGIN;
 UPDATE pgbench_accounts SET abalance = abalance + :delta WHERE aid = :aid;
 SELECT abalance FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE aid = :aid;
@@ -1135,6 +1274,8 @@ number of clients: 10
 number of threads: 1
 number of transactions per client: 1000
 number of transactions actually processed: 10000/10000
+latency average: 16.052 ms
+latency stddev: 8.204 ms
 tps = 618.764555 (including connections establishing)
 tps = 622.977698 (excluding connections establishing)
 SQL script 1: &lt;builtin: TPC-B (sort of)&gt;
@@ -1142,13 +1283,10 @@ SQL script 1: &lt;builtin: TPC-B (sort of)&gt;
  - latency average = 15.844 ms
  - latency stddev = 2.715 ms
  - statement latencies in milliseconds:
-        0.004386        \set nbranches 1 * :scale
-        0.001343        \set ntellers 10 * :scale
-        0.001212        \set naccounts 100000 * :scale
-        0.001310        \setrandom aid 1 :naccounts
-        0.001073        \setrandom bid 1 :nbranches
-        0.001005        \setrandom tid 1 :ntellers
-        0.001078        \setrandom delta -5000 5000
+        0.002522        \set aid random(1, 100000 * :scale)
+        0.005459        \set bid random(1, 1 * :scale)
+        0.002348        \set tid random(1, 10 * :scale)
+        0.001078        \set delta random(-5000, 5000)
         0.326152        BEGIN;
         0.603376        UPDATE pgbench_accounts SET abalance = abalance + :delta WHERE aid = :aid;
         0.454643        SELECT abalance FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE aid = :aid;
diff --git a/src/bin/pgbench/exprparse.y b/src/bin/pgbench/exprparse.y
index 06ee04b..04bbbea 100644
--- a/src/bin/pgbench/exprparse.y
+++ b/src/bin/pgbench/exprparse.y
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
 
 PgBenchExpr *expr_parse_result;
 
+static PgBenchExprList *make_elist(PgBenchExpr *exp, PgBenchExprList *list);
 static PgBenchExpr *make_integer_constant(int64 ival);
+static PgBenchExpr *make_double_constant(double dval);
 static PgBenchExpr *make_variable(char *varname);
-static PgBenchExpr *make_op(char operator, PgBenchExpr *lexpr,
+static PgBenchExpr *make_op(const char *operator, PgBenchExpr *lexpr,
 		PgBenchExpr *rexpr);
+static int find_func(const char *fname);
+static PgBenchExpr *make_func(const int fnumber, PgBenchExprList *args);
 
 %}
 
@@ -29,15 +33,19 @@ static PgBenchExpr *make_op(char operator, PgBenchExpr *lexpr,
 %union
 {
 	int64		ival;
+	double		dval;
 	char	   *str;
 	PgBenchExpr *expr;
+	PgBenchExprList *elist;
 }
 
+%type <elist> elist
 %type <expr> expr
-%type <ival> INTEGER
-%type <str> VARIABLE
+%type <ival> INTEGER function
+%type <dval> DOUBLE
+%type <str> VARIABLE FUNCTION
 
-%token INTEGER VARIABLE
+%token INTEGER DOUBLE VARIABLE FUNCTION
 %token CHAR_ERROR /* never used, will raise a syntax error */
 
 /* Precedence: lowest to highest */
@@ -49,16 +57,26 @@ static PgBenchExpr *make_op(char operator, PgBenchExpr *lexpr,
 
 result: expr				{ expr_parse_result = $1; }
 
+elist:                  	{ $$ = NULL; }
+	| expr 					{ $$ = make_elist($1, NULL); }
+	| elist ',' expr		{ $$ = make_elist($3, $1); }
+	;
+
 expr: '(' expr ')'			{ $$ = $2; }
 	| '+' expr %prec UMINUS	{ $$ = $2; }
-	| '-' expr %prec UMINUS	{ $$ = make_op('-', make_integer_constant(0), $2); }
-	| expr '+' expr			{ $$ = make_op('+', $1, $3); }
-	| expr '-' expr			{ $$ = make_op('-', $1, $3); }
-	| expr '*' expr			{ $$ = make_op('*', $1, $3); }
-	| expr '/' expr			{ $$ = make_op('/', $1, $3); }
-	| expr '%' expr			{ $$ = make_op('%', $1, $3); }
+	| '-' expr %prec UMINUS	{ $$ = make_op("-", make_integer_constant(0), $2); }
+	| expr '+' expr			{ $$ = make_op("+", $1, $3); }
+	| expr '-' expr			{ $$ = make_op("-", $1, $3); }
+	| expr '*' expr			{ $$ = make_op("*", $1, $3); }
+	| expr '/' expr			{ $$ = make_op("/", $1, $3); }
+	| expr '%' expr			{ $$ = make_op("%", $1, $3); }
 	| INTEGER				{ $$ = make_integer_constant($1); }
+	| DOUBLE				{ $$ = make_double_constant($1); }
 	| VARIABLE 				{ $$ = make_variable($1); }
+	| function '(' elist ')'{ $$ = make_func($1, $3); }
+	;
+
+function: FUNCTION			{ $$ = find_func($1); pg_free($1); }
 	;
 
 %%
@@ -68,8 +86,20 @@ make_integer_constant(int64 ival)
 {
 	PgBenchExpr *expr = pg_malloc(sizeof(PgBenchExpr));
 
-	expr->etype = ENODE_INTEGER_CONSTANT;
-	expr->u.integer_constant.ival = ival;
+	expr->etype = ENODE_CONSTANT;
+	expr->u.constant.type = PGBT_INT;
+	expr->u.constant.u.ival = ival;
+	return expr;
+}
+
+static PgBenchExpr *
+make_double_constant(double dval)
+{
+	PgBenchExpr *expr = pg_malloc(sizeof(PgBenchExpr));
+
+	expr->etype = ENODE_CONSTANT;
+	expr->u.constant.type = PGBT_DOUBLE;
+	expr->u.constant.u.dval = dval;
 	return expr;
 }
 
@@ -84,14 +114,135 @@ make_variable(char *varname)
 }
 
 static PgBenchExpr *
-make_op(char operator, PgBenchExpr *lexpr, PgBenchExpr *rexpr)
+make_op(const char *operator, PgBenchExpr *lexpr, PgBenchExpr *rexpr)
+{
+	return make_func(find_func(operator),
+					 make_elist(rexpr, make_elist(lexpr, NULL)));
+}
+
+/*
+ * List of available functions:
+ * - fname: function name
+ * - nargs: number of arguments
+ *          -1 is a special value for min & max meaning #args >= 1
+ * - tag: function identifier from PgBenchFunction enum
+ */
+static struct
+{
+	char * fname;
+	int nargs;
+	PgBenchFunction tag;
+} PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[] = {
+	/* parsed as operators, executed as functions */
+	{ "+", 2, PGBENCH_ADD },
+	{ "-", 2, PGBENCH_SUB },
+	{ "*", 2, PGBENCH_MUL },
+	{ "/", 2, PGBENCH_DIV },
+	{ "%", 2, PGBENCH_MOD },
+	/* actual functions */
+	{ "pi", 0, PGBENCH_PI },
+	{ "abs", 1, PGBENCH_ABS },
+	{ "sqrt", 1, PGBENCH_SQRT },
+	{ "int", 1, PGBENCH_INT },
+	{ "double", 1, PGBENCH_DOUBLE },
+	{ "min", -1, PGBENCH_MIN },
+	{ "max", -1, PGBENCH_MAX },
+	{ "random", 2, PGBENCH_RANDOM },
+	{ "random_gaussian", 3, PGBENCH_RANDOM_GAUSSIAN },
+	{ "random_exponential", 3, PGBENCH_RANDOM_EXPONENTIAL },
+	{ "debug", 1, PGBENCH_DEBUG },
+	/* keep as last array element */
+	{ NULL, 0, 0 }
+};
+
+/*
+ * Find a function from its name
+ *
+ * return the index of the function from the PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS array
+ * or fail if the function is unknown.
+ */
+static int
+find_func(const char * fname)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+
+	while (PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[i].fname)
+	{
+		if (pg_strcasecmp(fname, PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[i].fname) == 0)
+			return i;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	expr_yyerror_more("unexpected function name", fname);
+
+	/* not reached */
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/* Expression linked list builder */
+static PgBenchExprList *
+make_elist(PgBenchExpr *expr, PgBenchExprList *list)
+{
+	PgBenchExprLink * cons;
+
+	if (list == NULL)
+	{
+		list = pg_malloc(sizeof(PgBenchExprList));
+		list->head = NULL;
+		list->tail = NULL;
+	}
+
+	cons = pg_malloc(sizeof(PgBenchExprLink));
+	cons->expr = expr;
+	cons->next = NULL;
+
+	if (list->head == NULL)
+		list->head = cons;
+	else
+		list->tail->next = cons;
+
+	list->tail = cons;
+
+	return list;
+}
+
+/* Return the length of an expression list */
+static int
+elist_length(PgBenchExprList *list)
+{
+	PgBenchExprLink *link = list != NULL? list->head: NULL;
+	int len = 0;
+
+	for (; link != NULL; link = link->next)
+		len++;
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+/* Build function call expression */
+static PgBenchExpr *
+make_func(const int fnumber, PgBenchExprList *args)
 {
 	PgBenchExpr *expr = pg_malloc(sizeof(PgBenchExpr));
 
-	expr->etype = ENODE_OPERATOR;
-	expr->u.operator.operator = operator;
-	expr->u.operator.lexpr = lexpr;
-	expr->u.operator.rexpr = rexpr;
+	Assert(fnumber >= 0);
+
+	if ((PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[fnumber].nargs >= 0 &&
+		 PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[fnumber].nargs != elist_length(args)) ||
+		/* check at least one arg for min & max */
+		(PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[fnumber].nargs == -1 &&
+		 elist_length(args) == 0))
+		expr_yyerror_more("unexpected number of arguments",
+						  PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[fnumber].fname);
+
+	expr->etype = ENODE_FUNCTION;
+	expr->u.function.function = PGBENCH_FUNCTIONS[fnumber].tag;
+
+	/* only the link is used, the head/tail is not useful anymore */
+	expr->u.function.args = args != NULL? args->head: NULL;
+	if (args)
+		pg_free(args);
+
 	return expr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pgbench/exprscan.l b/src/bin/pgbench/exprscan.l
index f1c4c7e..b56850d 100644
--- a/src/bin/pgbench/exprscan.l
+++ b/src/bin/pgbench/exprscan.l
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ space			[ \t\r\f]
 "%"				{ yycol += yyleng; return '%'; }
 "("				{ yycol += yyleng; return '('; }
 ")"				{ yycol += yyleng; return ')'; }
+","				{ yycol += yyleng; return ','; }
 
 :[a-zA-Z0-9_]+	{
 					yycol += yyleng;
@@ -57,8 +58,19 @@ space			[ \t\r\f]
 					yylval.ival = strtoint64(yytext);
 					return INTEGER;
 				}
+[0-9]+\.[0-9]+	{
+					yycol += yyleng;
+					yylval.dval = atof(yytext);
+					return DOUBLE;
+				}
+[a-zA-Z0-9_]+   {
+					yycol += yyleng;
+					yylval.str = pg_strdup(yytext);
+					return FUNCTION;
+				}
+
+[\n]			{ yycol = 0; yyline++; /* never occurs, input on one line */ }
 
-[\n]			{ yycol = 0; yyline++; }
 {space}+		{ yycol += yyleng; /* ignore */ }
 
 .				{
@@ -71,10 +83,16 @@ space			[ \t\r\f]
 %%
 
 void
-yyerror(const char *message)
+expr_yyerror_more(const char *message, const char *more)
 {
 	syntax_error(expr_source, expr_lineno, expr_full_line, expr_command,
-				 message, NULL, expr_col + yycol);
+				 message, more, expr_col + yycol);
+}
+
+void
+yyerror(const char *message)
+{
+	expr_yyerror_more(message, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -94,6 +112,9 @@ expr_scanner_init(const char *str, const char *source,
 	expr_command = (char *) cmd;
 	expr_col = (int) ecol;
 
+	/* reset column count for this scan */
+	yycol = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Might be left over after error
 	 */
diff --git a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
index 7eb6a2d..7e21ec6 100644
--- a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
+++ b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.c
@@ -320,13 +320,10 @@ static struct
 	{
 		"tpcb-like",
 		"<builtin: TPC-B (sort of)>",
-		"\\set nbranches " CppAsString2(nbranches) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\set ntellers " CppAsString2(ntellers) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\set naccounts " CppAsString2(naccounts) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\setrandom aid 1 :naccounts\n"
-		"\\setrandom bid 1 :nbranches\n"
-		"\\setrandom tid 1 :ntellers\n"
-		"\\setrandom delta -5000 5000\n"
+		"\\set aid random(1, " CppAsString2(naccounts) " * :scale)\n"
+		"\\set bid random(1, " CppAsString2(nbranches) " * :scale)\n"
+		"\\set tid random(1, " CppAsString2(ntellers) " * :scale)\n"
+		"\\set delta random(-5000, 5000)\n"
 		"BEGIN;\n"
 		"UPDATE pgbench_accounts SET abalance = abalance + :delta WHERE aid = :aid;\n"
 		"SELECT abalance FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE aid = :aid;\n"
@@ -338,13 +335,10 @@ static struct
 	{
 		"simple-update",
 		"<builtin: simple update>",
-		"\\set nbranches " CppAsString2(nbranches) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\set ntellers " CppAsString2(ntellers) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\set naccounts " CppAsString2(naccounts) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\setrandom aid 1 :naccounts\n"
-		"\\setrandom bid 1 :nbranches\n"
-		"\\setrandom tid 1 :ntellers\n"
-		"\\setrandom delta -5000 5000\n"
+		"\\set aid random(1, " CppAsString2(naccounts) " * :scale)\n"
+		"\\set bid random(1, " CppAsString2(nbranches) " * :scale)\n"
+		"\\set tid random(1, " CppAsString2(ntellers) " * :scale)\n"
+		"\\set delta random(-5000, 5000)\n"
 		"BEGIN;\n"
 		"UPDATE pgbench_accounts SET abalance = abalance + :delta WHERE aid = :aid;\n"
 		"SELECT abalance FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE aid = :aid;\n"
@@ -354,13 +348,11 @@ static struct
 	{
 		"select-only",
 		"<builtin: select only>",
-		"\\set naccounts " CppAsString2(naccounts) " * :scale\n"
-		"\\setrandom aid 1 :naccounts\n"
+		"\\set aid random(1, " CppAsString2(naccounts) " * :scale)\n"
 		"SELECT abalance FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE aid = :aid;\n"
 	}
 };
 
-
 /* Function prototypes */
 static void setalarm(int seconds);
 static void *threadRun(void *arg);
@@ -371,6 +363,8 @@ static void doLog(TState *thread, CState *st, FILE *logfile, instr_time *now,
 	  StatsData *agg, bool skipped, double latency, double lag);
 
 
+static bool evaluateExpr(TState *, CState *, PgBenchExpr *, PgBenchValue *);
+
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
@@ -525,6 +519,7 @@ getExponentialRand(TState *thread, int64 min, int64 max, double parameter)
 				uniform,
 				rand;
 
+	/* abort if wrong parameter, but must really be checked beforehand */
 	Assert(parameter > 0.0);
 	cut = exp(-parameter);
 	/* erand in [0, 1), uniform in (0, 1] */
@@ -546,6 +541,9 @@ getGaussianRand(TState *thread, int64 min, int64 max, double parameter)
 	double		stdev;
 	double		rand;
 
+	/* abort if parameter is too low, but must really be checked beforehand */
+	Assert(parameter >= MIN_GAUSSIAN_PARAM);
+
 	/*
 	 * Get user specified random number from this loop, with -parameter <
 	 * stdev <= parameter
@@ -990,22 +988,380 @@ getQueryParams(CState *st, const Command *command, const char **params)
 }
 
 /*
- * Recursive evaluation of an expression in a pgbench script
- * using the current state of variables.
- * Returns whether the evaluation was ok,
- * the value itself is returned through the retval pointer.
+ * Recursive evaluation of int or double expressions
+ *
+ * Note that currently only integer variables are available, with values
+ * stored as text.
  */
+
+static int64
+coerceToInt(PgBenchValue *pval)
+{
+	if (pval->type == PGBT_INT)
+		return pval->u.ival;
+	else if (pval->type == PGBT_DOUBLE)
+	{
+		double dval = pval->u.dval;
+		if (dval < INT64_MIN || INT64_MAX < dval)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Stop on double->int overflow.
+			 *
+			 * Other options would be to abort the current transaction or
+			 * the running client, but this would have more impact on the code
+			 * for little benefit.
+			 */
+			fprintf(stderr, "double to int overflow for %f\n", dval);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		return (int64) dval;
+	}
+	/* stop on internal error */
+	fprintf(stderr, "unexpected value type %d\n", pval->type);
+	exit(1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static double
+coerceToDouble(PgBenchValue *pval)
+{
+	if (pval->type == PGBT_DOUBLE)
+		return pval->u.dval;
+	else if (pval->type == PGBT_INT)
+		return (double) pval->u.ival;
+	/* stop on internal error */
+	fprintf(stderr, "unexpected value type %d\n", pval->type);
+	exit(1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+setIntValue(PgBenchValue *pv, int64 ival)
+{
+	pv->type = PGBT_INT;
+	pv->u.ival = ival;
+}
+
+static void
+setDoubleValue(PgBenchValue *pv, double dval)
+{
+	pv->type = PGBT_DOUBLE;
+	pv->u.dval = dval;
+}
+
 static bool
-evaluateExpr(CState *st, PgBenchExpr *expr, int64 *retval)
+evalFunc(TState *thread, CState *st,
+		 PgBenchFunction func, PgBenchExprLink *args, PgBenchValue *retval)
+{
+	switch (func)
+	{
+		case PGBENCH_ADD:
+		case PGBENCH_SUB:
+		case PGBENCH_MUL:
+		case PGBENCH_DIV:
+		case PGBENCH_MOD:
+		{
+			PgBenchValue		lval, rval;
+
+			if (!args || !args->next || args->next->next)
+				/* two arguments only */
+				return false;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &lval))
+				return false;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->next->expr, &rval))
+				return false;
+
+			/* overloaded type management, double if some double */
+			if (lval.type == PGBT_DOUBLE || rval.type == PGBT_DOUBLE)
+			{
+				switch (func)
+				{
+					case PGBENCH_ADD:
+						setDoubleValue(retval, coerceToDouble(&lval) + coerceToDouble(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_SUB:
+						setDoubleValue(retval, coerceToDouble(&lval) - coerceToDouble(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_MUL:
+						setDoubleValue(retval, coerceToDouble(&lval) * coerceToDouble(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_DIV:
+						setDoubleValue(retval, coerceToDouble(&lval) / coerceToDouble(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_MOD: /* no overloading for modulo */
+						if (coerceToInt(&rval) == 0)
+						{
+							fprintf(stderr, "division by zero\n");
+							return false;
+						}
+						if (coerceToInt(&rval) == -1)
+						{
+							setIntValue(retval, 0);
+							return true;
+						}
+						setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&lval) % coerceToInt(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					default:
+						/* cannot get here */
+						Assert(0);
+				}
+			}
+			else /* both operands are integers */
+			{
+				switch (func)
+				{
+					case PGBENCH_ADD:
+						setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&lval) + coerceToInt(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_SUB:
+						setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&lval) - coerceToInt(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_MUL:
+						setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&lval) * coerceToInt(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					case PGBENCH_DIV:
+					case PGBENCH_MOD:
+						if (coerceToInt(&rval) == 0)
+						{
+							fprintf(stderr, "division by zero\n");
+							return false;
+						}
+						if (coerceToInt(&rval) == -1)
+						{
+							setIntValue(retval, 0);
+							return true;
+						}
+						if (func == PGBENCH_DIV)
+							setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&lval) / coerceToInt(&rval));
+						else
+							setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&lval) % coerceToInt(&rval));
+						return true;
+
+					default:
+						/* cannot get here */
+						Assert(0);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_PI:
+			setDoubleValue(retval, M_PI);
+			return true;
+
+		case PGBENCH_ABS:
+		{
+			PgBenchValue arg;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &arg))
+				return false;
+
+			if (arg.type == PGBT_DOUBLE)
+			{
+				double d = coerceToDouble(&arg);
+				setDoubleValue(retval, d < 0.0 ? -d: d);
+			}
+			else if (arg.type == PGBT_INT)
+			{
+				int64 i = coerceToInt(&arg);
+				setIntValue(retval, i < 0? -i: i);
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_SQRT:
+		{
+			PgBenchValue arg;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &arg))
+				return false;
+
+			setDoubleValue(retval, sqrt(coerceToDouble(&arg)));
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_DEBUG:
+		{
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, retval))
+				return false;
+
+			fprintf(stderr,	"debug(script=%d,command=%d): ",
+					st->use_file, st->state+1);
+
+			if (retval->type == PGBT_INT)
+				fprintf(stderr,	"int " INT64_FORMAT "\n", retval->u.ival);
+			else if (retval->type == PGBT_DOUBLE)
+				fprintf(stderr, "double %f\n", retval->u.dval);
+			else
+			{
+				/* internal error */
+				fprintf(stderr, "unexpected value type %d\n", retval->type);
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_DOUBLE:
+		{
+			PgBenchValue arg;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &arg))
+				return false;
+
+			setDoubleValue(retval, coerceToDouble(&arg));
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_INT:
+		{
+			PgBenchValue arg;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &arg))
+				return false;
+
+			setIntValue(retval, coerceToInt(&arg));
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_MIN:
+		case PGBENCH_MAX:
+		{
+			int64 val = -1;
+			bool first = true;
+			while (args != NULL)
+			{
+				PgBenchValue arg;
+
+				if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &arg))
+					return false;
+
+				if (first)
+					val = coerceToInt(&arg);
+				else
+				{
+					int64 i = coerceToInt(&arg);
+					if (func == PGBENCH_MIN)
+						val = val < i? val: i;
+					else if (func == PGBENCH_MAX)
+						val = val > i? val: i;
+				}
+
+				args = args->next;
+				first = false;
+			}
+
+			setIntValue(retval, val);
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		case PGBENCH_RANDOM:
+		case PGBENCH_RANDOM_EXPONENTIAL:
+		case PGBENCH_RANDOM_GAUSSIAN:
+		{
+			PgBenchValue varg1, varg2;
+			int64 arg1, arg2;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->expr, &varg1))
+				return false;
+
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->next->expr, &varg2))
+				return false;
+
+			arg1 = coerceToInt(&varg1);
+			arg2 = coerceToInt(&varg2);
+
+			/* check random range */
+			if (arg1 > arg2)
+			{
+				fprintf(stderr, "empty range given to random\n");
+				st->ecnt++;
+				return false;
+			}
+			else if (arg2 - arg1 < 0 || (arg2 - arg1) + 1 < 0)
+			{
+				/* prevent int overflows in random functions */
+				fprintf(stderr, "random range is too large\n");
+				st->ecnt++;
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (func == PGBENCH_RANDOM)
+				setIntValue(retval, getrand(thread, arg1, arg2));
+			else /* gaussian & exponential */
+			{
+				PgBenchValue param;
+				double dparam;
+
+				if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, args->next->next->expr, &param))
+					return false;
+
+				dparam = coerceToDouble(&param);
+				if (func == PGBENCH_RANDOM_GAUSSIAN)
+				{
+					if (dparam < MIN_GAUSSIAN_PARAM)
+					{
+						fprintf(stderr,
+								"gaussian parameter must be at least %f "
+								"(not %f)\n", MIN_GAUSSIAN_PARAM, dparam);
+						st->ecnt++;
+						return false;
+					}
+
+					setIntValue(retval, getGaussianRand(thread, arg1, arg2,	dparam));
+				}
+				else /* exponential */
+				{
+					if (dparam <= 0.0)
+					{
+						fprintf(stderr,
+								"exponential parameter must be greater than zero"
+								" (got %f)\n", dparam);
+						st->ecnt++;
+						return false;
+					}
+
+					setIntValue(retval,	getExponentialRand(thread, arg1, arg2, dparam));
+				}
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "unexpected function tag: %d\n", func);
+			exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Recursive evaluation of an expression in a pgbench script using the current
+ * state of variables.
+ * Returns whether the evaluation was ok, the value itself is returned through
+ * the retval pointer.
+ */
+static bool
+evaluateExpr(TState *thread, CState *st, PgBenchExpr *expr, PgBenchValue *retval)
 {
 	switch (expr->etype)
 	{
-		case ENODE_INTEGER_CONSTANT:
+		case ENODE_CONSTANT:
 			{
-				*retval = expr->u.integer_constant.ival;
+				*retval = expr->u.constant;
 				return true;
 			}
-
 		case ENODE_VARIABLE:
 			{
 				char	   *var;
@@ -1016,90 +1372,21 @@ evaluateExpr(CState *st, PgBenchExpr *expr, int64 *retval)
 							expr->u.variable.varname);
 					return false;
 				}
-				*retval = strtoint64(var);
+
+				setIntValue(retval, strtoint64(var));
 				return true;
 			}
 
-		case ENODE_OPERATOR:
-			{
-				int64		lval;
-				int64		rval;
-
-				if (!evaluateExpr(st, expr->u.operator.lexpr, &lval))
-					return false;
-				if (!evaluateExpr(st, expr->u.operator.rexpr, &rval))
-					return false;
-				switch (expr->u.operator.operator)
-				{
-					case '+':
-						*retval = lval + rval;
-						return true;
-
-					case '-':
-						*retval = lval - rval;
-						return true;
-
-					case '*':
-						*retval = lval * rval;
-						return true;
-
-					case '/':
-						if (rval == 0)
-						{
-							fprintf(stderr, "division by zero\n");
-							return false;
-						}
-
-						/*
-						 * INT64_MIN / -1 is problematic, since the result
-						 * can't be represented on a two's-complement machine.
-						 * Some machines produce INT64_MIN, some produce zero,
-						 * some throw an exception. We can dodge the problem
-						 * by recognizing that division by -1 is the same as
-						 * negation.
-						 */
-						if (rval == -1)
-						{
-							*retval = -lval;
-
-							/* overflow check (needed for INT64_MIN) */
-							if (lval == PG_INT64_MIN)
-							{
-								fprintf(stderr, "bigint out of range\n");
-								return false;
-							}
-						}
-						else
-							*retval = lval / rval;
-
-						return true;
-
-					case '%':
-						if (rval == 0)
-						{
-							fprintf(stderr, "division by zero\n");
-							return false;
-						}
-
-						/*
-						 * Some machines throw a floating-point exception for
-						 * INT64_MIN % -1.  Dodge that problem by noting that
-						 * any value modulo -1 is 0.
-						 */
-						if (rval == -1)
-							*retval = 0;
-						else
-							*retval = lval % rval;
-
-						return true;
-				}
-
-				fprintf(stderr, "bad operator\n");
-				return false;
-			}
+		case ENODE_FUNCTION:
+				return evalFunc(thread, st,
+								expr->u.function.function,
+								expr->u.function.args,
+								retval);
 
 		default:
-			break;
+			fprintf(stderr, "unexpected enode type in evaluation: %d\n",
+					expr->etype);
+			exit(1);
 	}
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "bad expression\n");
@@ -1560,6 +1847,10 @@ top:
 			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Note: this section could be removed, as the same functionnality
+		 * is available through \set xxx random_gaussian(...)
+		 */
 		if (pg_strcasecmp(argv[0], "setrandom") == 0)
 		{
 			char	   *var;
@@ -1700,15 +1991,15 @@ top:
 		else if (pg_strcasecmp(argv[0], "set") == 0)
 		{
 			char		res[64];
-			PgBenchExpr *expr = commands[st->state]->expr;
-			int64		result;
+			PgBenchExpr 	*expr = commands[st->state]->expr;
+			PgBenchValue	result;
 
-			if (!evaluateExpr(st, expr, &result))
+			if (!evaluateExpr(thread, st, expr, &result))
 			{
 				st->ecnt++;
 				return true;
 			}
-			sprintf(res, INT64_FORMAT, result);
+			sprintf(res, INT64_FORMAT, coerceToInt(&result));
 
 			if (!putVariable(st, argv[0], argv[1], res))
 			{
diff --git a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.h b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.h
index 5bb2480..d18c57e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.h
+++ b/src/bin/pgbench/pgbench.h
@@ -11,42 +11,102 @@
 #ifndef PGBENCH_H
 #define PGBENCH_H
 
+/*
+ * Variable types used in parser.
+ */
+typedef enum
+{
+	PGBT_INT,
+	PGBT_DOUBLE
+} PgBenchValueType;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	PgBenchValueType type;
+	union
+	{
+		int64 ival;
+		double dval;
+	} u;
+} PgBenchValue;
+
+/* Types of expression nodes */
 typedef enum PgBenchExprType
 {
-	ENODE_INTEGER_CONSTANT,
+	ENODE_CONSTANT,
 	ENODE_VARIABLE,
-	ENODE_OPERATOR
+	ENODE_FUNCTION
 } PgBenchExprType;
 
+/* List of callable functions */
+typedef enum PgBenchFunction
+{
+	PGBENCH_ADD,
+	PGBENCH_SUB,
+	PGBENCH_MUL,
+	PGBENCH_DIV,
+	PGBENCH_MOD,
+	PGBENCH_PI,
+	PGBENCH_INT,
+	PGBENCH_DOUBLE,
+	PGBENCH_DEBUG,
+	PGBENCH_ABS,
+	PGBENCH_SQRT,
+	PGBENCH_MIN,
+	PGBENCH_MAX,
+	PGBENCH_RANDOM,
+	PGBENCH_RANDOM_GAUSSIAN,
+	PGBENCH_RANDOM_EXPONENTIAL
+} PgBenchFunction;
+
 typedef struct PgBenchExpr PgBenchExpr;
+typedef struct PgBenchExprLink PgBenchExprLink;
+typedef struct PgBenchExprList PgBenchExprList;
 
+/*
+ * Basic representation of an expression parsed. This can be used as
+ * different things by the parser as defined by PgBenchExprType:
+ * - ENODE_CONSTANT, constant integer or double value
+ * - ENODE_VARIABLE, variable result of \set or \setrandom
+ * - ENODE_FUNCTION, in-core functions and operators
+ */
 struct PgBenchExpr
 {
 	PgBenchExprType etype;
 	union
 	{
-		struct
-		{
-			int64		ival;
-		}			integer_constant;
+		PgBenchValue	constant;
 		struct
 		{
 			char	   *varname;
 		}			variable;
 		struct
 		{
-			char		operator;
-			PgBenchExpr *lexpr;
-			PgBenchExpr *rexpr;
-		}			operator;
+			PgBenchFunction function;
+			PgBenchExprLink *args;
+		}			function;
 	}			u;
 };
 
+/* List of expression nodes */
+struct PgBenchExprLink
+{
+	PgBenchExpr *expr;
+	PgBenchExprLink *next;
+};
+
+struct PgBenchExprList
+{
+	PgBenchExprLink *head;
+	PgBenchExprLink *tail;
+};
+
 extern PgBenchExpr *expr_parse_result;
 
 extern int	expr_yyparse(void);
 extern int	expr_yylex(void);
 extern void expr_yyerror(const char *str);
+extern void expr_yyerror_more(const char *str, const char *more);
 extern void expr_scanner_init(const char *str, const char *source,
 				  const int lineno, const char *line,
 				  const char *cmd, const int ecol);
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