Re: memory allocation and powers of two

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Schultz <dschultz(at)uclink(dot)Berkeley(dot)EDU>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: memory allocation and powers of two
Date: 2003-09-14 05:29:37
Message-ID: 7487.1063517377@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Schultz <dschultz(at)uclink(dot)Berkeley(dot)EDU> writes:
> ... I assume that pgsql will be able to use the
> slack allocated in each chunk.

That's the theory, anyway. Undoubtedly the extra allocation will go to
waste in some scenarios, but we're no worse off than we were before.

regards, tom lane

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