Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> I agree with everything you just said.
As AndrewSN already pointed out, the argument is all wet because it
ignores the use of OIDs for toasted values ... not to mention large
objects. Yeah, it would take a while to wrap the counter, but it's
hardly out of the question for it to happen.
As it happens, I've spent today working on a patch, and I'm about to
post it for comment.
regards, tom lane