On 12 October 2016 at 14:30, Haribabu Kommi <kommi.harib...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As we are moving to PostgreSQL 10, so are there any plans of backward > compatiblity > breakage, so the existing macaddr datatype itself can be changed to support > both > 48 and 64 bit MAC addresses. If not, I will try update the POC patch with > more details > similar like macaddr datatype. There's been some minor BC breaking, but breaking on-disk format for pg_upgrade is a much bigger deal. I'm really not a fan of that idea. Just use macaddr64 if you want wide MACs. -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
