Re: GIST and TOAST

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: andrew(at)supernews(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: GIST and TOAST
Date: 2007-03-02 18:49:14
Message-ID: 15391.1172861354@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew - Supernews <andrew+nonews(at)supernews(dot)com> writes:
> On 2007-03-02, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>> I think these are actual bugs. If you happened to provide a large enough datum
>> to the gist code it would cause the same problem I'm seeing. The packed
>> varlena patch just makes it easier to trigger.

> Are you taking into account the fact that, at least prior to your patch,
> values in index tuples could never be toasted?

False --- see index_form_tuple().

regards, tom lane

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