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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> [ let's rearrange the GUC structs ]

I find it hard to believe that the API breaks you'll cause for extensions
are a good trade for a few kB reduction in the size of the .data segment.

			regards, tom lane