Re: pgsql: Add relation fork support to pg_relation_size() function. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 10/3/08, Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>  Hm, I wonder if we should have made the forks use a fork "name" instead of a
>  number. It sure would be nicer to have files name 12345.fsm instead of another
>  opaque number.
>
>  The other reason I thought of this is that if EDB or anyone else uses forks
>  for a private purpose then it would avoid the whole issue of conflicts. The
>  best option right now would be to set aside a range of values for private
>  purposes.

Good idea.

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marko