Re: select() for small sleep

Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> I wrote:
>> There are a couple of other places where [select()] is used for small
>> sleeps (storage/lmgr/s_lock.c and access/transam/xact.c) -

> What is the preferred way to handle these 2 cases? We could handle them
> with #ifdef'd code inline, or create a new function pg_usleep(), or
> possibly handle it with conditional macros inline. If a new function or
> macro, where should they go?

I'd go with a new function. There is no reason to try to "optimize"
this code by putting it inline; if you're trying to delay, another few
nanoseconds to enter a subroutine doesn't matter.

As for where, maybe make a new file in src/port/. That would make it
relatively easy to use the same function in client-side code if we
needed to.

regards, tom lane