Re: issue with lo_lseek - it returns 4

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Konstantin Izmailov <pgfizm(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Konstantin Izmailov <kizmailov(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: issue with lo_lseek - it returns 4
Date: 2009-06-17 23:05:35
Message-ID: 6048.1245279935@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Konstantin Izmailov <pgfizm(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Out of curiosity, what if lo object has size > 4GB, how lo_tell return its
> size? Looks like this is an interface issue.

That's simple: it can't have such a size.

Allowing LOs bigger than 2GB is on the TODO list, but don't hold your
breath. Most people who are interested in objects that large are
storing them out in the filesystem anyway.

regards, tom lane

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