On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 9:43 AM Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> wrote:
>
> On 2023-02-17 08:30:09 +0530, Amit Kapila wrote:
> > Thanks, I was not completely sure about whether we need to bump
> > XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC for this patch as this makes the additional space just
> > by changing the datatype of one of the members of the existing WAL
> > record. We normally change it for the addition/removal of new fields
> > aka change in WAL record format, or addition of a new type of WAL
> > record. Does anyone else have an opinion/suggestion on this matter?
>
> I'd definitely change it - the width of a field still means you can't really
> parse the old WAL sensibly anymore.
>
Okay, thanks for your input. I'll push this patch early next week.
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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
