Re: GIN function of pageinspect has inconsistency data type. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jim Nasby
Subject Re: GIN function of pageinspect has inconsistency data type.
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Msg-id 5581D464.209@BlueTreble.com
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In response to GIN function of pageinspect has inconsistency data type.  (Sawada Masahiko <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: GIN function of pageinspect has inconsistency data type.  (Sawada Masahiko <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>)
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On 6/16/15 8:26 AM, Sawada Masahiko wrote:
> I noticed while using gin function of pageinspect that there are some
> inconsistency data types.
> For example, data type of GinMetaPageData.head, and tail  is
> BlockNumber, i.g, uint32.
> But in ginfunc.c, we get that value as int64.

You can't put a uint32 into a signed int32 (which is what the SQL int 
is). That's why it's returning a bigint.
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Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting, Austin TX
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