David Wall <d(dot)wall(at)computer(dot)org> writes:
> Since large objects use OIDs, does PG 8.3 have a limit of 4 billion
> large objects across all of my various tables
Yup, and in practice you'd better have a lot less than that or assigning
a new OID might take a long time.
> (actually, I presume OIDs
> are used elsewhere besides just large objects)?
They are, but this isn't relevant to large objects. The uniqueness
requirement is only per-catalog.
> Is there any plan on allowing large objects to support more than 2GB?
No, it's not on the radar screen really.
regards, tom lane