1 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 * POSTGRES disk item pointer definitions.
7 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2015, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
8 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
10 * src/include/storage/itemptr.h
12 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
17 #include "storage/block.h"
18 #include "storage/off.h"
23 * This is a pointer to an item within a disk page of a known file
24 * (for example, a cross-link from an index to its parent table).
25 * blkid tells us which block, posid tells us which entry in the linp
26 * (ItemIdData) array we want.
28 * Note: because there is an item pointer in each tuple header and index
29 * tuple header on disk, it's very important not to waste space with
30 * structure padding bytes. The struct is designed to be six bytes long
31 * (it contains three int16 fields) but a few compilers will pad it to
32 * eight bytes unless coerced. We apply appropriate persuasion where
33 * possible, and to cope with unpersuadable compilers, we try to use
34 * "SizeOfIptrData" rather than "sizeof(ItemPointerData)" when computing
37 typedef struct ItemPointerData
40 OffsetNumber ip_posid;
44 pg_attribute_packed /* Appropriate whack upside the head for ARM */
48 #define SizeOfIptrData \
49 (offsetof(ItemPointerData, ip_posid) + sizeof(OffsetNumber))
51 typedef ItemPointerData *ItemPointer;
60 * True iff the disk item pointer is not NULL.
62 #define ItemPointerIsValid(pointer) \
63 ((bool) (PointerIsValid(pointer) && ((pointer)->ip_posid != 0)))
66 * ItemPointerGetBlockNumber
67 * Returns the block number of a disk item pointer.
69 #define ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(pointer) \
71 AssertMacro(ItemPointerIsValid(pointer)), \
72 BlockIdGetBlockNumber(&(pointer)->ip_blkid) \
76 * ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber
77 * Returns the offset number of a disk item pointer.
79 #define ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(pointer) \
81 AssertMacro(ItemPointerIsValid(pointer)), \
87 * Sets a disk item pointer to the specified block and offset.
89 #define ItemPointerSet(pointer, blockNumber, offNum) \
91 AssertMacro(PointerIsValid(pointer)), \
92 BlockIdSet(&((pointer)->ip_blkid), blockNumber), \
93 (pointer)->ip_posid = offNum \
97 * ItemPointerSetBlockNumber
98 * Sets a disk item pointer to the specified block.
100 #define ItemPointerSetBlockNumber(pointer, blockNumber) \
102 AssertMacro(PointerIsValid(pointer)), \
103 BlockIdSet(&((pointer)->ip_blkid), blockNumber) \
107 * ItemPointerSetOffsetNumber
108 * Sets a disk item pointer to the specified offset.
110 #define ItemPointerSetOffsetNumber(pointer, offsetNumber) \
112 AssertMacro(PointerIsValid(pointer)), \
113 (pointer)->ip_posid = (offsetNumber) \
118 * Copies the contents of one disk item pointer to another.
120 * Should there ever be padding in an ItemPointer this would need to be handled
121 * differently as it's used as hash key.
123 #define ItemPointerCopy(fromPointer, toPointer) \
125 AssertMacro(PointerIsValid(toPointer)), \
126 AssertMacro(PointerIsValid(fromPointer)), \
127 *(toPointer) = *(fromPointer) \
131 * ItemPointerSetInvalid
132 * Sets a disk item pointer to be invalid.
134 #define ItemPointerSetInvalid(pointer) \
136 AssertMacro(PointerIsValid(pointer)), \
137 BlockIdSet(&((pointer)->ip_blkid), InvalidBlockNumber), \
138 (pointer)->ip_posid = InvalidOffsetNumber \
146 extern bool ItemPointerEquals(ItemPointer pointer1, ItemPointer pointer2);
147 extern int32 ItemPointerCompare(ItemPointer arg1, ItemPointer arg2);
149 #endif /* ITEMPTR_H */