Done:

        o -Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields

diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index f3adf7eb1a89edb17bff72bf12fc80d3c0c98e3a..440296cfff4cb97d408e61e9d10af824b222a4d7 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:    Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:      Wed Apr  4 22:08:46 EDT 2007
+Last updated:      Fri Apr  6 22:48:08 EDT 2007
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -1436,15 +1436,7 @@ Miscellaneous Performance
 * -Merge xmin/xmax/cmin/cmax back into three header fields
 * Consider ways of storing rows more compactly on disk
 
-   o Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields?
-
-     One idea is to create zero-or-one-byte-header versions 
-     of varlena data types.  In involves setting the high-bit and 
-     0-127 length in the single-byte header, or clear the high bit
-     and store the 7-bit ASCII value in the rest of the byte.
-     The small-header versions have no alignment requirements.
-     http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-09/msg01372.php
-
+   o -Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields
    o Reduce the row header size?
    o Consider reducing on-disk varlena length from four to two
      because a heap row cannot be more than 64k in length

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
index 1a8fcfb1be8c97e991cbf87bfe4e63b406e09187..905585d4f83918953897fd7d09c61c3f81bfde1a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:           Wed Apr  4 22:08:46 EDT 2007
+Last updated:           Fri Apr  6 22:48:08 EDT 2007
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -1273,14 +1273,7 @@ first.  There is also a developer's wiki at
   -Merge xmin/xmax/cmin/cmax back into three header fields
   Consider ways of storing rows more compactly on disk
   
-    Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields?
-          One idea is to create zero-or-one-byte-header versions 
-          of varlena data types.  In involves setting the high-bit and 
-          0-127 length in the single-byte header, or clear the high bit
-          and store the 7-bit ASCII value in the rest of the byte.
-          The small-header versions have no alignment requirements.
-          http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-09/msg01372.php
-
+    -Support a smaller header for short variable-length fields
     Reduce the row header size?
     Consider reducing on-disk varlena length from four to two
           because a heap row cannot be more than 64k in length