Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch

From: "Merlin Moncure" <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers-win32" <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch
Date: 2003-12-17 16:09:15
Message-ID: 303E00EBDD07B943924382E153890E5433F95B@cuthbert.rcsinc.local
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Tom Lane wrote:
> > An option would be to SuspendThread() on the main thread, which
freezes
> > it completely durnig the execution of the signal. If necessary, are
we
> > safe against that? (Basically, SuspendThread() will suspend a thread
> > even if it's inside a kernel call.
>
> Why would that be a problem?

As I understand it, it isn't as long as the backend has only one
operating thread (except for the signal handling thread).

Merlin

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