On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 9:52 AM Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 11:59 AM Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@alvh.no-ip.org> > wrote: > > I do wonder why do we keep relfilenodes limited to decimal digits. Why > > not use hex digits? Then we know the limit is 14 chars, as in > > 0x00FFFFFFFFFFFFFF in the MAX_RELFILENUMBER definition. > > Hmm, but surely we want the error messages to be printed using the > same format that we use for the actual filenames. We could make the > filenames use hex characters too, but I'm not wild about changing > user-visible details like that. > >From a DBA perspective this would be a regression in usability. JD -- - Founder - https://commandprompt.com/ - 24x7x365 Postgres since 1997 - Founder and Co-Chair - https://postgresconf.org/ - Founder - https://postgresql.us - United States PostgreSQL - Public speaker, published author, postgresql expert, and people believer. - Host - More than a refresh <https://commandprompt.com/about/more-than-a-refresh/>: A podcast about data and the people who wrangle it.
