toast by chunk-end (was Re: PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION 5 - time for change) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject toast by chunk-end (was Re: PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION 5 - time for change)
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Msg-id 20081117211021.GN4291@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION 5 - time for change  (Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>)
Responses Re: toast by chunk-end (was Re: PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION 5 - time for change)  (Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>)
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Zdenek Kotala wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera napsal(a):
>> Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>>
>>> Hmm, you're right. I think it can be made to work by storing the
>>> *end*  offset of each chunk. To find the chunk containing offset X,
>>> search for  the first chunk with end_offset > X.
>>
>> FWIW I'm trying to do this.  So far I've managed to make the basic thing
>> work, and I'm about to have a look at the slice interface.

Okay, so this seems to work.  It's missing writing the sanity checks on
the returned data, and a look at the SGML docs to see if anything needs
updating.  I'm also going to recheck code comments that may need
updates.

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Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
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