Re: [PATCHES] Fix for large file support

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Fix for large file support
Date: 2007-04-06 23:00:53
Message-ID: 28766.1175900453@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> writes:
> It sounds good. There is one think for clarification (for the present).
> How to handle buffile? It does not currently support non segmented
> files. I suggest to use same switch to enable/disable segments there.

Do you think it really matters? terabyte-sized temp files seem a bit
unlikely, and anyway I don't think the performance argument applies;
md.c's tendency to open all the files at once is irrelevant.

regards, tom lane

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