Re: pgsql: Add relation fork support to pg_relation_size() function.

From: "Marko Kreen" <markokr(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Gregory Stark" <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: "Heikki Linnakangas" <heikki(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Add relation fork support to pg_relation_size() function.
Date: 2008-10-03 11:27:50
Message-ID: e51f66da0810030427k1adbff79g4ebe1feaa3c1f76e@mail.gmail.com
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On 10/3/08, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)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.

--
marko

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