Re: tuptoaster.c must *not* use SnapshotAny - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: tuptoaster.c must *not* use SnapshotAny
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Msg-id 4476.1011331670@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: tuptoaster.c must *not* use SnapshotAny  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Well, we had the discussion when Jan was adding TOAST, and Jan was
> saying we still need large objects for I/O purposes and for very large
> items.

Yeah.  I hadn't realized until this conversation that TOAST couldn't
support partial updates of huge values.  That is a definite problem for
supporting lo_read/lo_write-type operations.
        regards, tom lane


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