Re: pgsql/src/backend/storage/smgr (md.c)

a few questions:

1. back patchable to v7.0.x tree?
2. worth building a v7.0.3 release for?
3. unless it already does so, might it be an idea to generate a warning
   or some such in the logs, with the "cause of the request"?

On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

>   Date: Monday, July 10, 2000 @ 00:32:00
> Author: tgl
>
> Update of /home/projects/pgsql/cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/smgr
>      from hub.org:/home/projects/pgsql/tmp/cvs-serv54321
>
> Modified Files:
>     md.c
>
> -----------------------------  Log Message  -----------------------------
>
> Prevent creating a boatload of empty segments when md.c is asked to
> access a ridiculously large block number within a relation.
>

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