Re: Allow interrupts on waiting standby

On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 4:36 AM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> On 26 January 2017 at 19:20, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de> wrote:
>> On 2017-01-26 12:24:44 -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 7:18 AM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>>> > Currently a waiting standby doesn't allow interrupts.
>>> >
>>> > Patch implements that.
>>> >
>>> > Barring objection, patching today with backpatches.
>>>
>>> "today" is a little quick, but the patch looks fine. I doubt anyone's
>>> going to screech too loud about adding a CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS() call.
>>
>> I don't quite get asking for agreement, and then not waiting as
>> suggested. I'm personally fine with going with a CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS
>> for now, but I think it'd better to replace it with a latch.
>
> I have waited, so not sure what you mean. Tomorrow is too late.

This gives really little time for any feedback :(

> Replacing with a latch wouldn't be backpatchable, IMHO.
> I've no problem if you want to work on a deeper fix for future versions.

A deeper fix for HEAD proves to not be that complicated. Please see
the attached. The other two calls of pg_usleep() in standby.c are
waiting with 5ms and 10ms, it is not worth switching them to a latch.
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Michael