Re: Plugins redux (was Re: [PATCHES] PL instrumentation plugin

> As for forcing the library load to occur, I propose a new GUC variable
> "backend_load_libraries" that is much like the postmaster's
> preload_libraries, except that the requested library loads happen
> at backend start time instead of in the postmaster. Then we need
> write and document the code only once, and there are other possible
> uses for it besides PL plugins.

Any thoughts about where to put the call to process_backend_libraries()
(the new function to handle backend_load_libraries)?

I'm thinking that it should go in PostgresMain(), just after (before?)
the call to BeginReportingGUCOptions() - by that time, we know whether
we are a superuser and we have processed all GUC options.

Also, should we create an on_proc_exit() handler that would unload all
dynamic libraries (specifically to call the _PG_fini() functions)?

-- Korry

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