RE: [HACKERS] Tuple length limit - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Stupor Genius
Subject RE: [HACKERS] Tuple length limit
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In response to Tuple length limit  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Tuple length limit
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> Can someone tell me what the maximum tuple length is?  Is it sort of
> BLCKSZ or BLCKSZ/2?  I don't remember if we require the ability to have
> at least two tuples in a block.

IIRC, the max tuple size was always intended to be BLCKSZ, it's just the max
size of the text fields that were 4096.  I don't remember any discussions
ever on this list about trying to control the # of tuples stored per block.

Hope this helps...

Darren



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