On 08/04/2014 09:48 PM, Albe Laurenz wrote: > There are valid use cases (else the function probably wouldn't exist). > I use it in oracle_fdw to gracefully close any open Oracle connections when > the process exits.
True; it's sometimes better to do a clean exit. It's relying on that always happening that's a problem. In your case Oracle will clean up dead connections after a while, for example (or quite promptly as the OS will rapidly TCP RST them). So it's just nicer. Point taken though. -- Craig Ringer 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
