From: | Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | Kyotaro HORIGUCHI <horiguchi(dot)kyotaro(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: [BUG FIX] Removing NamedLWLockTrancheArray |
Date: | 2017-03-04 04:37:50 |
Message-ID: | CAA4eK1J0DcZun00PwSiftvUjpGfD2zq8CYXv9RYtiJPGbraPTw@mail.gmail.com |
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On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Kyotaro HORIGUCHI
<horiguchi(dot)kyotaro(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:
>> You can read about usage of LWLocks in extensions from below location:
>> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/xfunc-c.html#idp86986416
>
> Thank you for the pointer. I understand that the document describes the only
> correct way to use LWLock in extensions and using LWLockRegisterTranche is
> a non-standard or prohibit way to do that.
>
> By the way, in the case of orafce, it uses LWLockRegisterTranche directly
> but only when !found. So if any backend other than the creator of the shmem
> want to access tranche, the puch tranche is not found on the process and
> crashes. I think this is it.
>
Yeah and I think that is expected if you use LWLockRegisterTranche.
You might want to read comments in lwlock.h to know the reason behind
the same.
> If no other modules is installed, registeriing a tranche even if found will
> supress the crash but it is not a solution at all.
>
> At least for 9.6 or 10, orafce should do that following the documentation.
>
Agreed.
> But it still can crash from the problem by the separate
> NamedLWLockTrancheArray. (ID range check in LWLockInitialize would be
> useless if it is not used by extensions)
>
What exact problem are you referring here?
--
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
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