Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Hannu Krosing
Subject Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch
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Msg-id 1071616105.5397.12.camel@fuji.krosing.net
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In response to Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [PATCHES] fork/exec patch  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
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Neil Conway kirjutas K, 17.12.2003 kell 00:37:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> > In normal operation the only thing that should be signalling a
> > backend is the postmaster.
> 
> Oh? What about LISTEN/NOTIFY?

IIRC cancelling queries is done by making a connection to a new backend
and then this backend signalls the one needing to have its query
cancelled. Or is the cancelling done by postmaster without starting a
new backend ?

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Hannu



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