Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> Keep in mind that in the postmaster, elog(ERROR) *is* a crash.
> Right... but a function that returns -1 to indicate that something > didn't work should be OK, as long as whatever it does is otherwise > extremely boring. The more functionality you put in the postmaster, the more likely it is to trip over an elog(ERROR) somewhere. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers