Re: Re: Fixes to index pages

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Hiroshi Inoue <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: Fixes to index pages
Date: 2001-02-22 03:22:42
Message-ID: 200102220322.WAA10784@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > >
> > > I don't think it's a good idea to fill bit 13 by force.
> > > There's only 1 bit unused. IMHO there must be a discussion
> > > about how to use the bit.
> >
> > I am not doing anything to 7.1, just 7.2. My patch is just an attempt
> > to make the source accurate.
>
> Hmm I've already been confused by your attempt.
> For example, oops where's the discussion about changing
> index tuple length limit ? etc ...
> And I understand now that the original question was thrown
> to Tom. I'll leave the choise to Tom.

The patch never intended to increase the index tuple length. It was
only to better document how IndexTupleData is used. Both Tom and I
agreed that the use of bits/contants/macros in itup.h was not idea, and
needed a little cleaning. That's all the patch does.

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