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authorMichael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>2019-08-23 20:41:06 +0900
committerMichael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>2019-08-23 20:41:06 +0900
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Improve documentation of pageinspect
This adds a section for heap-related functions. These were previously mixed with functions having a more general purpose, leading to confusion. While on it, add a query example for fsm_page_contents. Backpatch down to 10, where b5e3942 introduced the subsections for function types in pageinspect documentation. Author: Masahiko Sawada Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAD21AoDyM7E1+cK3-aWejxKTGC-wVVP2B+RnJhN6inXyeRmqzw@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 10
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/pageinspect.sgml56
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pageinspect.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pageinspect.sgml
index 8d81f8894e7..cb08c7632b9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/pageinspect.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/pageinspect.sgml
@@ -127,6 +127,39 @@ test=# SELECT page_checksum(get_raw_page('pg_class', 0), 0);
<varlistentry>
<term>
+ <function>fsm_page_contents(page bytea) returns text</function>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>fsm_page_contents</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </term>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <function>fsm_page_contents</function> shows the internal node structure
+ of a FSM page. For example:
+<screen>
+test=# SELECT fsm_page_contents(get_raw_page('pg_class', 'fsm', 0));
+</screen>
+ The output is a multiline string, with one line per node in the binary
+ tree within the page. Only those nodes that are not zero are printed.
+ The so-called "next" pointer, which points to the next slot to be
+ returned from the page, is also printed.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ See <filename>src/backend/storage/freespace/README</filename> for more
+ information on the structure of an FSM page.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Heap Functions</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
<function>heap_page_items(page bytea) returns setof record</function>
<indexterm>
<primary>heap_page_items</primary>
@@ -203,29 +236,6 @@ test=# SELECT * FROM heap_page_item_attrs(get_raw_page('pg_class', 0), 'pg_class
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>
- <function>fsm_page_contents(page bytea) returns text</function>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>fsm_page_contents</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <function>fsm_page_contents</function> shows the internal node structure
- of a FSM page. The output is a multiline string, with one line per
- node in the binary tree within the page. Only those nodes that are not
- zero are printed. The so-called "next" pointer, which points to the
- next slot to be returned from the page, is also printed.
- </para>
- <para>
- See <filename>src/backend/storage/freespace/README</filename> for more
- information on the structure of an FSM page.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>