Re: [HACKERS] Volunteer: Large Tuples / Tuple chaining - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Volunteer: Large Tuples / Tuple chaining
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Msg-id 199912141625.LAA14553@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to RE: [HACKERS] Volunteer: Large Tuples / Tuple chaining  ("Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue@tpf.co.jp>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Volunteer: Large Tuples / Tuple chaining
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> > I planned to use as many of PostgreSQL data structures unaltered as
> > possible. Storing one Tuple in multiple Items should not pose too much
> > danger on bufmgr and smgr unless they access tuple internals. (I didn't
> > check that yet). This would mean that on disk Items do no longer
> > correspond to Tuples. (Some of them might form one tuple).
> >
> 
> Hmm,we have discussed about LONG.
> Change by LONG is transparent to users and would resolve
> the big tuple problem mostly.
> I'm suspicious that tuple chaining is worth the work now.
> 
> At least a consensus is needed before going,I think.
> Bad design would only introduce a confusion.

Agreed.

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