Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> OK, so we can either use 4 hex digits minimum and have a fixed with on
> most platforms, extend it to 8 hex digits, or revert the entire
> fixed-width idea.
I think we should lose the idea that it's fixed-width. 16-bit PIDs are
a limitation whose days are obviously numbered.
regards, tom lane