Re: Last infomask bit

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Last infomask bit
Date: 2007-01-05 14:48:24
Message-ID: 15510.1168008504@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> .... I believe it would actually be even better to combine the t_natts and
> t_infomask fields to a single 32-bit infomask field.

That's not happening, because the alignment is wrong ...unless maybe
we switch this field to fall before t_ctid, but that would screw up
the MinimalTuple hack.

regards, tom lane

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