Re: When is a shared library unloaded? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: When is a shared library unloaded?
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Msg-id 10738.1187120065@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to When is a shared library unloaded?  ("Jon Horsman" <horshaq@gmail.com>)
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"Jon Horsman" <horshaq@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm randomly having issues with my triggers not firing (it turns out
> they are getting removed) and when i turned INFO logs on i saw the
> following

> 2007-08-14 13:41:44.740305500 LOCATION:  _fini, medbevent_init.c:129
> 2007-08-14 13:41:45.790850500 INFO:  00000: medbeventlib -Unloading
> library _fini() is called

> Could someone please explain when a shared library gets
> loaded/unloaded and how this all works?

Are you sure the above doesn't just occur during server process
termination?  AFAIK Postgres never unloads a library, except when you
specifically command it to load an updated version via the LOAD command.
        regards, tom lane


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