Re: PostgreSQL 8.3.4 reproducible crash

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: dmitry(at)koterov(dot)ru, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 8.3.4 reproducible crash
Date: 2008-12-10 19:30:31
Message-ID: 5956.1228937431@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> I propose that we simply add add a NULL-check there:

Certainly not. A read-only function has no business causing a
snapshot to become established.

regards, tom lane

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