Re: fork/exec - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: fork/exec
Date
Msg-id 1106.1070053479@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: fork/exec  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: fork/exec  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> The random seed value is unique per-backend, and we want to keep it
> secure so we can't pass it on the command line.  I am not sure how to
> deal with that.

Uh, you mean the cancel key?  There's no need for the random() seed per
se to be shared between postmaster and backend, AFAICS.

            regards, tom lane

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