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authorAmit Kapila <akapila@postgresql.org>2019-01-28 11:31:44 +0530
committerAmit Kapila <akapila@postgresql.org>2019-01-28 11:31:44 +0530
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Revert "Avoid creation of the free space map for small heap relations."
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@@ -590,13 +590,12 @@ tuple would otherwise be too big.
<indexterm><primary>FSM</primary><see>Free Space Map</see></indexterm>
<para>
-Each heap relation, unless it is very small, and each index relation, except
-for hash indexes, has a Free Space Map (FSM) to keep track of available
-space in the relation. It's stored alongside the main relation data in a
-separate relation fork, named after the filenode number of the relation, plus
-a <literal>_fsm</literal> suffix. For example, if the filenode of a relation
-is 12345, the FSM is stored in a file called <filename>12345_fsm</filename>,
-in the same directory as the main relation file.
+Each heap and index relation, except for hash indexes, has a Free Space Map
+(FSM) to keep track of available space in the relation. It's stored
+alongside the main relation data in a separate relation fork, named after the
+filenode number of the relation, plus a <literal>_fsm</literal> suffix. For example,
+if the filenode of a relation is 12345, the FSM is stored in a file called
+<filename>12345_fsm</filename>, in the same directory as the main relation file.
</para>
<para>