Re: Variable versus constrant size tuples - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: Variable versus constrant size tuples
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In response to Variable versus constrant size tuples  (Krzysztof Chodak <krzysztof.chodak@gmail.com>)
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Krzysztof Chodak
<krzysztof.chodak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any performance benefit of using constant size tuples?

not really.  If your tuple size is under a known maximum length, then
a toast table doesn't have to be created.  that's a pretty minor
detail though.

merlin

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