Re: Large writable variables

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@enterprisedb.com>
Date: 2018-10-16T05:49:22Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> [ let's rearrange the GUC structs ]

I find it hard to believe that the API breaks you'll cause for extensions
are a good trade for a few kB reduction in the size of the .data segment.

			regards, tom lane


Commits

  1. Apply unconstify() in more places

  2. Improve unconstify() documentation

  3. Drop const cast from dlsym() calls

  4. Const-ify a few more large static tables.

  5. Improve tzparse's handling of TZDEFRULES ("posixrules") zone data.

  6. Avoid statically allocating statement cache in ecpglib/prepare.c.

  7. Reorder FmgrBuiltin members, saving 25% in size.

  8. Add macro to cast away const without allowing changes to underlying type.

  9. Mark constantly allocated dest receiver as const.

  10. Avoid statically allocating formatting.c's format string caches.

  11. Correct constness of system attributes in heap.c & prerequisites.

  12. Avoid statically allocating gmtsub()'s timezone workspace.

  13. Correct constness of a few variables.

  14. Move the replication lag tracker into heap memory.