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authorJeff Davis <jdavis@postgresql.org>2025-03-24 22:06:02 -0700
committerJeff Davis <jdavis@postgresql.org>2025-03-24 22:06:02 -0700
commit626df47ad9db809dc8f93330175ab95b75914721 (patch)
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Remove 'additional' pointer from TupleHashEntryData.
Reduces memory required for hash aggregation by avoiding an allocation and a pointer in the TupleHashEntryData structure. That structure is used for all buckets, whether occupied or not, so the savings is substantial. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/AApHDvpN4v3t_sdz4dvrv1Fx_ZPw=twSnxuTEytRYP7LFz5K9A@mail.gmail.com Reviewed-by: David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c b/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c
index a9d212aaec6..255bd795361 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c
@@ -485,11 +485,18 @@ LookupTupleHashEntry_internal(TupleHashTable hashtable, TupleTableSlot *slot,
MemoryContextSwitchTo(hashtable->tablecxt);
- entry->firstTuple = ExecCopySlotMinimalTuple(slot);
- if (hashtable->additionalsize > 0)
- entry->additional = palloc0(hashtable->additionalsize);
- else
- entry->additional = NULL;
+ /*
+ * Copy the first tuple into the table context, and request
+ * additionalsize extra bytes before the allocation.
+ *
+ * The caller can get a pointer to the additional data with
+ * TupleHashEntryGetAdditional(), and store arbitrary data there.
+ * Placing both the tuple and additional data in the same
+ * allocation avoids the need to store an extra pointer in
+ * TupleHashEntryData or allocate an additional chunk.
+ */
+ entry->firstTuple = ExecCopySlotMinimalTupleExtra(slot,
+ hashtable->additionalsize);
}
}
else