Re: Crash with old Windows on new CPU

From: Yury Zhuravlev <u(dot)zhuravlev(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
To: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Crash with old Windows on new CPU
Date: 2016-02-13 19:28:19
Message-ID: 2bb41f8c-ba52-4f53-addd-0e173c72671a@postgrespro.ru
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Lastly, I'd like to see some discussion of what side effects
> "_set_FMA3_enable(0);" has ... I rather doubt that it's really
> a magic-elixir-against-crashes-with-no-downsides. That would
> give us some context to estimate the risks of this code executing
> when it's not really needed. Without that, I'd be worried that
> this cure is worse than the disease because it breaks cases that
> weren't broken befor

I think I have already proposed to drop MSVC support? :)
Too many problems due to of one compiler...

PS Cry from the heart. I work too much with him. Never mind.

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Yury Zhuravlev
Postgres Professional: http://www.postgrespro.com
The Russian Postgres Company

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