On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 22:36, mlw wrote:
> Scott Marlowe wrote:
> > note
> > that many Unixes prefer multi-threaded models as well (Solaris comes to
> > mind) so there's the possibility that a multi-threaded postgresql could
> > enjoy better performance on more than just windows.
>
> The isolation of a process is very important to reliable operation. Going
> threaded usually means allowing a single connection to bring down the whole
> server.
AFAIK we do that already in forked model - any time postmaster thinks
that a dying child has corrupted shared memory it kills all its
children.
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Hannu
