> However, I see any reference to VARDATA could be a problem because it
> assume the data is there, and not in the long* relations. I could
> probably figure out which ones need expanding. They are mostly system
> table accesses. The others go through adt or are output to the user.
VARDATA looks tricky. Seems I may need that cache of values. In most
cases, VARDATA values are used within the next few lines of code, just
like system cache tuples. If I need it for longer periods, I have to
palloc it. Good thing most VARDATA values are used for brief periods.
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