Re: htup and bufpage API clean up

From: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: htup and bufpage API clean up
Date: 2008-10-29 14:40:58
Message-ID: 490875FA.4020709@sun.com
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I'm sorry for spaming, but I forgot include new files into a diff :(.

Zdenek

Zdenek Kotala napsal(a):
> Attached patch contains code cleanup in htup.h nad bufpage.[ch]. This
> patch is part of pg upgrade project. Idea of this patch is to remove any
> direct access to PageHeader and HeapTupleHeader. I already sent more
> complex patch including mutli page version control last commitfest. This
> patch does not contain multi page version control. I will send it
> separately.
>
> Main changes in bufpage:
> ------------------------
> - Remove PageGetItem/PageGetItemId. It has been replaced by
> PageGetHeapTuple and PageGetIndexTuple
> - Most macros are converted to functions. It will be necessary for
> following patch.
>
>
> Main changes in htup:
> ---------------------
> - htup.c is created
> - Most macros HeapTupleHeader* are removed
> - Add complete set of HeapTuple* functions
> - Macros for "DatumTupleHeader" still remain, because they are use in PL
>
> Other changes are related to the new API.
>
> Several patches in a patch queue uses old API. It will require
> consolidation.
>
> Zdenek
>
>
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Zdenek Kotala Sun Microsystems
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