Re: Save a few bytes in pg_attribute - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Save a few bytes in pg_attribute
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Msg-id 1363703.1679424905@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Save a few bytes in pg_attribute  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
Responses Re: Save a few bytes in pg_attribute  (Matthias van de Meent <boekewurm+postgres@gmail.com>)
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Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> FWIW, I think we should consider getting rid of attcacheoff. I doubt it's
> worth its weight these days, because deforming via slots starts at the
> beginning anyway. The overhead of maintaining it is not insubstantial, and
> it's just architecturally ugly to to update tupledescs continually.

I'd be for that if we can convince ourselves there's not a material
speed penalty.  As you say, it's quite ugly.

            regards, tom lane



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