On 9 May 2012 00:21, Peter Geoghegan <pe...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > Yes, there is some checking of flags before the potential ResetLatch() > call, which may be acted on. The code there is almost identical to > that of the extant bgwriter code. I was under the impression that this > did not amount to a race, though it's rather late now, and I'm feeling > under the weather, so I have not taken steps to verify that I have it > right. Arguably, you'd want somebody's SetLatch call to be ignored if
Sent too early. That should be: Arguably, you'd want somebody's SetLatch call to be ignored under the circumstances that that could happen in both the bgwriter, and the WALWriter within my recent patch. -- Peter Geoghegan http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
