Re: 64-bit API for large object

2012/9/21 Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@postgresql.org>:
>>>>> I thought pgPutInt64() takes care of endianness. No?
>>>>>
>>>> It works inside of the PGfn(), when isint = 1 towards pointer data type.
>>>> In my sense, it is a bit problem specific solution.
>>>>
>>>> So, I'd like to see other person's opinion here.
>>>
>>> I think we cannot change this because we want to keep the counter part
>>> backend side function pq_getmsgint64() as it is (the function is not
>>> part of the patch).
>>>
>> My opinion is lo_lseek64() and lo_tell64() should handle endian translation
>> prior and next to PQfn() invocation; to avoid the int64 specific case-handling
>> inside of PQfn() that can be called by other applications.
>>
>> Am I missing something?
>
> So what do you want to do with pq_getmsgint64()? It exactly does the
> same thing as pqPutInt64(), just in opposit direction. Do you want to
> change pq_getmsgint64()? Or add new function in backend?
>
My preference is nothing are changed both pg_getmsgint64() of the backend
and routines under PQfn() of the libpq. Isn't it unavailable to deliver int64-
value "after" the endian translation on the caller side?

Thanks,
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KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@kaigai.gr.jp>