Smaller db in 8.3 (was: Re: insert ... delete ... returning ... ?) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Mark Mielke
Subject Smaller db in 8.3 (was: Re: insert ... delete ... returning ... ?)
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Msg-id 47C2C6EB.7000500@mark.mielke.cc
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In response to Re: insert ... delete ... returning ... ?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:12952.1203920527@sss.pgh.pa.us" type="cite"><pre wrap="">Mark Mielke <a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"href="mailto:mark@mark.mielke.cc"><mark@mark.mielke.cc></a> writes:
</pre><blockquotetype="cite"><pre wrap="">I'm noticing a massive reduction in on disk storage required for my 
 
database that I believe is primarily attributable due to Tom's reduced 
overhead for short strings.   </pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">
Twasn't my work; Greg Stark gets most of the credit for that one, and
you might be seeing some benefit from Heikki's work to cut the tuple
header size too. </pre></blockquote><br /> Oops. You are right. Thanks Greg and Heikki! Whatever you did works great!
:-)<br/><br /> Cheers,<br /> mark<br /><br /><pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
 
Mark Mielke <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mark@mielke.cc"><mark@mielke.cc></a>
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