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

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: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Stuff that doesn't work yet in IPv6 patch
Date: 2004-03-09 23:27:50
Message-ID: 200403092327.i29NRol05525@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom, do you know how many of these issue are still open?

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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.
>
> 2. SSL. Postmaster allows SSL for AF_INET but not AF_INET6.
>
> 3. Client address display in backend's ps display seems to be v4 only.
>
> 4. pgstat code can only bind to 127.0.0.1 (v4 loopback). On a v6-only
> machine this would not exist, would it?
>
> regards, tom lane
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