Mathias Hasselmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just to be sure we talk about the same topic: I assume the prohibition > you talk about is something like "no use of threads in Postmaster"?
Correct. > If that's the case: Are there some docs, mails, ... explaining the > rationale behind this restriction? I could imagine your do not want > random locking in the postmaster code? Portability, irreproducible misbehavior, etc. Some trawling in the pgsql-hackers archives should turn up previous discussions. For a recent demonstration that wanting to avoid threads is not just idle paranoia on our part, see http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-09/msg00194.php regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
