Re: HOT for PostgreSQL 8.3 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: HOT for PostgreSQL 8.3
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Msg-id 29294.1171377537@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: HOT for PostgreSQL 8.3  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki@enterprisedb.com>)
Responses Re: HOT for PostgreSQL 8.3  ("Pavan Deolasee" <pavan.deolasee@gmail.com>)
Re: HOT for PostgreSQL 8.3  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@skype.net>)
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> Hannu Krosing wrote:
>> Are we actually doing that ? I.E are null bitmaps really allocated in 1
>> byte steps nowadays ?

> Yes.

Not really; we still have to MAXALIGN at the end of the bitmap.  The
point is that you can get 8 bits in there before paying the first
additional MAXALIGN increment.

It's all moot anyway since 8 bits isn't enough for a pointer ...
        regards, tom lane


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