Re: Block-level CRC checks

Tom Lane napsal(a):
> Zdenek Kotala  writes:
>> By the way, do you need CRC as a first page member? Is it for future development 
>> like CLOG integration into buffers? Why not put it on the end as and mark it as 
>> a special? It will reduce space requirement when CRC is not enabled.
> 
> ... and make life tremendously more complex for indexes, 

Indexes  uses PageGetSpecial macro and they live with them and PageInit could do  correct placement. Only problem are assert macros and extra check which 
verifies correct size of special.

> plus turning
> CRC checking on or off on-the-fly would be problematic.  

Yeah, it is problem.

> I think Alvaro
> has the right idea: just put the field there all the time.

Agree.
Zdenek



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