Re: [HACKERS] Threads vs Processes

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar_daithankar(at)persistent(dot)co(dot)in>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Threads vs Processes
Date: 2003-09-26 16:35:40
Message-ID: 200309261635.h8QGZeB05782@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > One solution is for me to continue with this in the Win32 CVS version
> > until I have fork/exec() working on Unix, then test on Win32. I think
> > that could be done in a few weeks, if not less.
>
> > Another solution, already mentioned, is to use threads and TLS. This is
> > what SRA's code uses. I know SRA wants to contribute that code back to
> > the community, so I can ask them to see if they are ready to release it.
>
> If you are willing to expend the effort, I think it would be worth the
> time to pursue both approaches. We don't yet have enough info to decide
> which one will be cleaner, so we need to push forward on both until we
> can make a realistic comparison.

I think I know enough to get the fork/exec working, particularly because
most of the work can be tested under Unix. I don't know enough to get
the threads working, and I have had no offers of help since I started.

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