Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: pgsql-hackers-win32 <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch
Date: 2003-12-16 19:31:53
Message-ID: 3FDF5DA9.2010008@dunslane.net
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Dann Corbit wrote:

>By using events you don't have to poll at all. You are waiting on the
>event. A signal fires the event. It is also possible to add as many
>signal types as you like, even beyond the standard UNIX batch if it
>suits your fancy.
>
>
>

Isn't WaitForSingleObject() in effect a polling call?

cheers

andrew

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