Re: Large writable variables

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Large writable variables
Date: 2018-10-16 06:22:10
Message-ID: 20181016062210.wf3lexinv32xkumq@alap3.anarazel.de
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Hi,

On 2018-10-16 01:49:22 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> writes:
> > [ let's rearrange the GUC structs ]
>
> I find it hard to believe that the API breaks you'll cause for extensions
> are a good trade for a few kB reduction in the size of the .data segment.

I'm doubtful that it's worth it too. But more because it seems like a
fair bit of work. I don't think that many extensions use guc_tables.h -
shouldn't most use guc.h, which wouldn't be affected?

Greetings,

Andres Freund

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Andres Freund 2018-10-16 06:30:13 Re: Large writable variables
Previous Message Tom Lane 2018-10-16 05:59:00 Re: Large writable variables