while improving phpdocs i came across this , moodle_database::sql_fullname() has comments in it stating that its not really needed there.

It is a helper function thats still used in a handful of places, its possible for some refactoring here.

comments seen previously for this function (phpdoc block):
740f769b (stronk7 2008-07-25 23:31:08 +0000 1864) * TODO: Does this really need to be here? Eloy 20070727.
3d54726f (Petr Skoda 2010-08-22 19:26:48 +0000 1865) * TODO: we definitely do not! (skodak)

ps: this issue mainly to add an MDL issue to the todos in phpdocs - so please update/remove todos once outcome is decided here.