Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size
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Msg-id 29736.931455186@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Arbitrary tuple size  (wieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck))
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wieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck) writes:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> I agree this is the way to go.  There is nothing I can think of that is
>> limited to how large a tuple can be.

>     Outch - I can.

>     Having  an  index  on a varlen field that now doesn't fit any
>     more into an index block. Wouldn't this cause problems?

Aren't index tuples still tuples?  Can't they be split just like
regular tuples?
        regards, tom lane


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