Re: 9.3.9 and pg_multixact corruption

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andreas Seltenreich <andreas(dot)seltenreich(at)credativ(dot)de>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>, Christoph Berg <christoph(dot)berg(at)credativ(dot)de>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Bernd Helmle <bernd(at)oopsware(dot)de>
Subject: Re: 9.3.9 and pg_multixact corruption
Date: 2015-09-28 18:34:29
Message-ID: 56098835.8050401@agliodbs.com
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On 09/28/2015 08:10 AM, Robert Haas wrote:
> -1 on that idea. I really don't think that we should categorically
> decide we don't support higher optimization levels. If the compiler
> has a bug, then the compiler manufacturer should fix it, and it's not
> our fault. If the compiler doesn't have a bug and our stuff is
> blowing up, then we have a bug and should fix it. I suppose there
> could be some grey area but hopefully not too much.

Or it's PILBChAK. I know Sun-CC used to warn that -O3 was unsuitable for
most programs because it could change behavior.

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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com

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