Re: Win32 signal code - first try

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: pgsql-hackers-win32 <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Win32 signal code - first try
Date: 2004-01-09 13:29:11
Message-ID: 3FFEACA7.5020505@dunslane.net
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Claudio Natoli wrote:

>
>Just wondering if the logic for signal blocking is correct.
>Under Unix, IIRC, if a signal is blocked when raised, it will (might?) be
>delivered when that sigmask is unblocked. In the current implementation, it
>looks as though blocked signals will be forever lost. If I'm right in my
>recollection, we'll need some way to requeue the APC (which might be
>non-trivial).
>
>

Yes, a blocked signal is deferred and eventually delivered when
unblocked (it's slightly more complicated but this is close enough).

cheers

andrew

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