Re: [HACKERS] Last infomask bit

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Last infomask bit
Date: 2007-01-09 22:35:18
Message-ID: 200701092235.l09MZIS24866@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Patch applied. Thanks.
> > I added a comment about the unused bits in the header file.
>
> Has anyone bothered to measure the overhead added by having to mask to
> fetch or store the natts value? This is not a zero-cost improvement.

I assumed Heikki had tested it, but now see no mention of a test in the
posting:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-01/msg00052.php

Tom, how should this be tested? I assume some loop of the same query
over and over again.

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