Group: pgsql.committers


Subject: pgsql: Add a note about another issue that needs to be considered before
From: tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us (Tom Lane)
Date: 11/5/2007 11:10:50 AM
Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com> writes: > FWIW I found another issue with this variable when I was experimenting with > small block sizes. If you set the target <= the tuple header the toaster > breaks. This is because it's doing unsigned arithmetic (Size is unsigned). I > think the right solution is just to change it to use plain int32 arithmetic > everywhere. Somehow I can't get excited about that. If we ever do open things up to allow user control of the target, we'd certainly constrain it to a sane range. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org