On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Arthur Silva <arthur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought all memory alignment was (or at least the bulk of it) handled > using some codebase wide macros/settings, otherwise how could different > parts of the code inter-op? Poking this area might suffice for some initial > testing to check if it's worth any more attention.
Well, sure, but the issues aren't too simple. For example, I think there are cases where we rely on the alignment bytes being zero to distinguish between an aligned value following and an unaligned toasted value. That stuff can make your head explode, or at least mine. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
