Re: [PATCH] Expose port->authn_id to extensions and triggers

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
To: Julien Rouhaud <rjuju123(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Jacob Champion <pchampion(at)vmware(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz" <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, "sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net" <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Expose port->authn_id to extensions and triggers
Date: 2022-02-25 21:26:49
Message-ID: 20220225212649.v232asv52ykyue3k@alap3.anarazel.de
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Hi,

On 2022-02-25 14:25:52 +0800, Julien Rouhaud wrote:
> > Basically the type of stats we're trying to move to dynamic shared memory is
> > about counters that should persist for a while and are accumulated across
> > connections etc. Whereas backend_status.c is more about tracking the current
> > state (what query is a backend running, what user, etc).
>
> But would it be acceptable to use dynamic shared memory in backend_status and
> e.g. have a dsa_pointer rather than a fixed length array?

Might be OK, but it does add a fair bit of complexity. Suddenly there's a
bunch more initialization order dependencies that you don't have right
now. I'd not go there for just this.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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