Re: Stuff that doesn't work yet in IPv6 patch

From: Kurt Roeckx <Q(at)ping(dot)be>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: Stuff that doesn't work yet in IPv6 patch
Date: 2003-04-04 23:34:11
Message-ID: 20030404233411.GA19758@ping.be
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On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 04:47:45PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> The IPv6 patch seems to still be a few bricks shy of a load. Grepping
> for places that handle AF_INET but not AF_INET6 revealed these
> unimplemented features:
>
> 1. IDENT authorization. Fails if either local or remote address is IPv6.

I've actually written this already.

> 2. SSL. Postmaster allows SSL for AF_INET but not AF_INET6.

Hmm, it really shouldn't matter if it uses AF_INET or AF_INET6
... I should look into that.

> 3. Client address display in backend's ps display seems to be v4 only.

I'll take a look at that too.

> 4. pgstat code can only bind to 127.0.0.1 (v4 loopback). On a v6-only
> machine this would not exist, would it?

I'm not sure, but I think I changed something about that. Can
you point me to that code?

Kurt

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