Heikki Linnakangas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hannu Krosing wrote:
>> Are we actually doing that ? I.E are null bitmaps really allocated in 1
>> byte steps nowadays ?
> Yes.
Not really; we still have to MAXALIGN at the end of the bitmap. The
point is that you can get 8 bits in there before paying the first
additional MAXALIGN increment.
It's all moot anyway since 8 bits isn't enough for a pointer ...
regards, tom lane
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