Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:59 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> In principle we could keep the existing mechanism as a fallback. >> Whether that's worth the trouble is debatable. The current code >> in initdb believes that every platform has some type of DSM support >> (see choose_dsm_implementation). Nobody's complained about that, >> and it certainly works on every buildfarm animal. So for all we know, >> dynamic_shared_memory_type = none is broken already.
> Actually, now that you mention it, I think it *is* broken already, or > more to the point, if you configure that value, the autovacuum > launcher hangs up, because of the AutovacuumWorkItem stuff that Alvaro > added. When I just tested it, the AV launcher somehow ended up > waiting for AutovacuumLock and I had to SIGQUIT the server to shut it > down. Hmm, shouldn't that be an open item for v10? > ... If somebody has a system where no other form of shared > memory, works dynamic_shared_memory_type = mmap is still a thing, so > the use case for "none" seems very thin indeed. I'd vote for just > ripping it out in v11. Just FYI, the only values being reported by buildfarm animals are "posix", "sysv", and "windows". So while mmap may be a thing, it's an untested thing. dsm_type | critters_reporting -----------+-------------------- posix | 69 sysv | 13 windows\r | 10 (3 rows) 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