Semaphores

From: Nailah Ogeer <ogeer(at)cs(dot)queensu(dot)ca>
To: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>
Subject: Semaphores
Date: 2003-10-24 15:41:56
Message-ID: Pine.SOL.4.33.0310241128380.1307-100000@innovate
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Hi all,
Just wanted to know how postgres handles semaphores. Was hoping that i can
can use the locks defined in lwlock.h and lwlock.c . If i create a new
lock and then use LockAcquire and
LockRelease when I want a process to start and stop will this work?

Nailah

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