[HACKERS] Tuple alignment

[Heikki Linnakangas]

Why do we require that t_hoff is MAXALIGNed? ISTM that if the first 
field in a tuple doesn't require alignment, it could be stored 
immediately after the null bitmap, without padding.

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  Heikki Linnakangas
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