Re: [HACKERS] Question on win32 semaphore simulation

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Qingqing Zhou <zhouqq(at)cs(dot)toronto(dot)edu>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Question on win32 semaphore simulation
Date: 2006-05-07 15:19:38
Message-ID: 24857.1147015178@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> While we have installed a Win32-specific semaphore implementation for
> CVS HEAD, what do we want do apply for the back branches, 8.0.X and
> 8.1.X. Is this the patch that should be applied?

Leave 'em alone. That code has zero field validation, and should
certainly not get shipped until it's survived a beta-test cycle.

regards, tom lane

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