Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> I know it is easy for you, but the number of reports and problems we
> hear about shows it is an issue for some.
We hear some reports, but not a lot. We have no idea whatever what
problems might ensue if we used mmap instead. I'm dubious that SysV
shmem creates enough problems to justify replacing it with a solution
of essentially unknown portability characteristics...
regards, tom lane