Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee> writes:
> Why can't we just open the listening socket _after_ the database has
> completed starting up phase ?
The problem is not just there. The real problem is that with this patch
installed, it is impossible to report startup errors of any kind,
because the client communication mechanism now depends on having working
database access. I regard this as a fatal problem :-(
regards, tom lane