From fa2801e36122e84ab88f2a03b8eeaa4ce0dc1b47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:34:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add description for variable-length header: > One idea is to store the header in network byte order (high bits > first), and read the high bits to determine the header length. --- doc/TODO | 4 +++- doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html | 6 ++++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO index 3296f3c41b..2c31aebf3e 100644 --- a/doc/TODO +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PostgreSQL TODO List ==================== Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) -Last updated: Thu Sep 14 13:14:41 EDT 2006 +Last updated: Thu Sep 14 13:34:00 EDT 2006 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -1365,6 +1365,8 @@ Miscellaneous Performance o Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields? + One idea is to store the header in network byte order (high bits + first), and read the high bits to determine the header length. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-09/msg00848.php o Reduce the row header size? diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index 990104c4e0..9e44a425da 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

PostgreSQL TODO List

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
-Last updated: Thu Sep 14 13:14:41 EDT 2006 +Last updated: Thu Sep 14 13:34:00 EDT 2006

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -1229,7 +1229,9 @@ first. rows from disk to memory.

Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields? -

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-09/msg00848.php +

One idea is to store the header in network byte order (high bits + first), and read the high bits to determine the header length. + http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-09/msg00848.php

Reduce the row header size?

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