Re: The unused_oids script should have a reminder to use the8000-8999 OID range - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Isaac Morland
Subject Re: The unused_oids script should have a reminder to use the8000-8999 OID range
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Msg-id CAMsGm5ev43qpAgS++7C6nfzr2se2X9YPt=ATVUW878=SgHZLjw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: The unused_oids script should have a reminder to use the 8000-8999 OID range  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: The unused_oids script should have a reminder to use the8000-8999 OID range  (Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>)
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2019 at 16:49, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie> writes:
> I've taken your patch, and changed the wording a bit. I think that
> it's worth being a bit more explicit. The attached revision produces
> output that looks like this:

> Patches should use a more-or-less consecutive range of OIDs.
> Best practice is to make a random choice in the range 8000-9999.
> Suggested random unused OID: 9099

Noob question here: why not start with the next unused OID in the range, and on the other hand reserve the range for sequentially-assigned values?

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