Re: Block-level CRC checks - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Block-level CRC checks
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Msg-id 15056.1225379674@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Block-level CRC checks  ("Jonah H. Harris" <jonah.harris@gmail.com>)
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"Jonah H. Harris" <jonah.harris@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@sun.com> wrote:
>> Please, DO NOT MOVE position of page version in PageHeader structure! And
>> PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION should be bump to 5.

> Umm, any in-place upgrade should be capable of handling changes to the
> page header.

Well, yeah, but it has to be able to tell which version it's dealing
with.  I quite agree with Zdenek that keeping the version indicator
in a fixed location is appropriate.
        regards, tom lane


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