On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 12:51 PM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 11:46 AM wangw.f...@fujitsu.com > <wangw.f...@fujitsu.com> wrote: > > ``` > > I'm concerned that this 4-byte padding at the end of the struct could > depend on platforms (there might be no padding in 32-bit platforms?). >
Good point, but ... > It seems to me that it's better to put it after fast_forward where the > new field should fall within the padding space. > Can we add the variable in between the existing variables in the structure in the back branches? Normally, we add at the end to avoid any breakage of existing apps. See commit 56e366f675 and discussion at [1]. That is related to enum but I think we follow the same for structures. [1] - https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/7dab0929-a966-0c0a-4726-878fced2fe00%40enterprisedb.com -- With Regards, Amit Kapila.
