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From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: pgsql: Check for GiST index tuples that don't fit on a page.
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In response to pgsql: Check for GiST index tuples that don't fit on a page.  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@iki.fi>)
Responses Re: pgsql: Check for GiST index tuples that don't fit on a page.  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 10/3/14 7:54 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Check for GiST index tuples that don't fit on a page.
>
> The page splitting code would go into infinite recursion if you try to
> insert an index tuple that doesn't fit even on an empty page.
>
> Per analysis and suggested fix by Andrew Gierth. Fixes bug #11555, reported
> by Bryan Seitz (analysis happened over IRC). Backpatch to all supported
> versions.

We don't have portable support for %zu formats until 9.4.  The
backpatches to 9.3 and earlier need to use %lu.

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