Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.5 items - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.5 items
Date
Msg-id 199906071320.JAA03628@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.5 items  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.5 items
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> > What is it on the backend that causes some backend to think there is
> > another segment.  Does it just go off the end of the max segment size
> > and try to open another, or do we store the number of segments
> > somewhere. I thought it was the former in sgml() area.  I honestly don't
> > care if the segment files stay around if that is going to be a reliable
> > solution.
> 
> Other then the inode being used, what is wrong with a zero-length segment
> file?

Nothing is wrong with it.  I just thought it would be more reliable to
unlink it, but now am considering I was wrong.

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