Re: [HACKERS] Last infomask bit

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(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 22:44:05
Message-ID: 12135.1168382645@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> 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.

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

I'd be satisfied by a demonstration of no meaningful difference in
pgbench numbers.

It's *probably* not a problem, but you never know if you don't check...

regards, tom lane

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