> > Based on the discussion so far, here is an attempt to flesh out the
> > details of what to do with OIDs for 7.2:
> >
> > 1. Add an optional clause "WITH OIDS" or "WITHOUT OIDS" to CREATE TABLE.
> > The default behavior will be WITH OIDS.
>
> What about having an additional Oid generator which solely serves for
> supplying user tables' per row Oids? It seems relatively easy to
> implement, comparing with 64-bit Oids or Oid-less tables. I assume
> that the Oid wraparound problem is not so serious with user tables.
This is a very interesting idea. Have two oid counters, one for system
tables and another for user tables. It isolates problems with oid
wraparound caused by large user tables.
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