On 23 July 2012 16:09, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > However, what this really boils down to is that you and Peter don't > like this line of code: > > + tss->buflen1 = TYPEALIGN(TEXTBUFLEN, len1);
I can only speak for myself, though I agree with your summary here. > What would you like it to say instead? > > The obvious formulation is: > > while (len1 < tss->buflen1) > tss->buflen *= 2; That's what I had in mind. +1. > Or perhaps the following, which will normally be more efficient, > though possibly not as efficient as what I've got there now: > > tss->buflen = 1 << ffs(len1); I'm sorry, I don't follow you here. What is ffs() ? -- Peter Geoghegan http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers