Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size
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Msg-id 199907081618.MAA09692@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size  (Vadim Mikheev <vadim@krs.ru>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size
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> Jan Wieck wrote:
> > 
> >     What about adding  one  more  ItemPointerData  to  the  tuple
> >     header  which holds the ctid of a DATA continuation tuple. If
> 
> Oh no. Fortunately we need not in this: we can just add new flag
> to t_infomask and add continuation tid at the end of tuple chunk.
> Ok?

Sounds good.  I would rather not add stuff to the tuple header if we can
prevent it.

> >     I'm not sure how to handle this with vacuum,  but  I  believe
> >     Vadim is able to put some well placed goto's that make it.
> 
> -:)))
> Ok, ok - I have great number of goto-s in my pocket -:)

I can send you more.

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