On 2013-11-20 17:19:42 +0100, Andres Freund wrote: > > That just pushes the problem up a level --- how are you going to tell > > psql, pg_dump, or other programs that they should do that? > > An explicit parameter. A program imo explicitly needs to be aware that a > PQconnect() suddenly starts forking and such. What if it is using > threads? What if it has it's own SIGCHLD handler for other business it's > doing?
Just as an example, consider what happens if somebody does pg_dump -j? Or somebody specifies such a connection for primary_conninfo? I am also not sure whether vacuumdb -a/reindexdb -a (both not unlikely commands to use for single user mode) are careful enough not to have parallel connections open? Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
