Re: INDEX_MAX_KEYS

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Jan Wieck wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Greg Copeland wrote:
> > >
> > > Checking application/pgp-signature: FAILURE
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> > > > I'm looking through the index code and just happened to notice that
> > > > INDEX_MAX_KEYS is currently set to 16. It there a reason for this value
> > > > to be at 16 or was it arbitrarily specified?
> > >
> > > Arbitrary, and there is discussion about increasing it.
> >
> > Wasn't it that this number had to be <= the maximum number of
> > function args?
>
> Yes, they are related. At least I think so. Anyway, the parameter that
> needs increasing is max function args. I got mixed up there.

Then again, if they are related, why not let the index max
keys be automatically set according to the function max arg
configuration? Is there any reason someone want's to limit
it smaller than the system could technically handle?

Jan

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