-
+
+
-When a table or index exceeds 1Gb, it is divided into gigabyte-sized
+When a table or index exceeds 1 GB, it is divided into gigabyte-sized
segments>. The first segment's file name is the same as the
filenode; subsequent segments are named filenode.1, filenode.2, etc.
This arrangement avoids problems on platforms that have file size limitations.
TOAST> usurps the high-order two bits of the varlena length word,
thereby limiting the logical size of any value of a
TOAST>-able
-data type to 1Gb (230> - 1 bytes). When both bits are zero,
+data type to 1 GB (230> - 1 bytes). When both bits are zero,
the value is an ordinary un-
TOAST>ed value of the data type. One
of these bits, if set, indicates that the value has been compressed and must
be decompressed before use. The other bit, if set, indicates that the value