Re: [PATCHES] Fix for large file support (nonsegment mode support)

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)sun(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Fix for large file support (nonsegment mode support)
Date: 2008-03-11 07:27:07
Message-ID: 200803110827.10690.peter_e@gmx.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> I think this needs to be treated as experimental until it's got a few
> more than zero miles under its belt.

OK, then maybe we should document that.

> I wouldn't be too surprised to
> find that we have to implement it as a run-time switch instead of
> compile-time, in order to not fail miserably when somebody sticks a
> tablespace on an archaic filesystem.

Yes, that sounds quite useful. Let's wait and see what happens.

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