reduce null bitmap size - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp (YAMAMOTO Takashi)
Subject reduce null bitmap size
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Msg-id 20111106230807.7A3FA14A439@mail.netbsd.org
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hi,

how about making heap_form_tuple and its variants use smaller natts for
tuples whose trailing columns are NULL?  depending on the schema, it can
save considerable space.
the most of code are ready to deal with such tuples for ALTER TABLE ADD
COLUMN anyway.  (except system catalogs?)

YAMAMOTO Takashi


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