On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 2:38 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 12:51 PM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 11:46 AM wangw.fnst@fujitsu.com
> > <wangw.fnst@fujitsu.com> wrote:
> > > ```
> >
> > I'm concerned that this 4-byte padding at the end of the struct could
> > depend on platforms (there might be no padding in 32-bit platforms?).
> >
>
> Good point, but ...
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> > It seems to me that it's better to put it after fast_forward where the
> > new field should fall within the padding space.
> >
>
> Can we add the variable in between the existing variables in the
> structure in the back branches?
>
I think it should be fine if it falls in the padding space. We have
done similar changes recently in back-branches [1]. I think it would
be then better to have it in the same place in HEAD as well?
[1] - https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=10520f4346876aad4941797c2255a21bdac74739
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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
