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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: C function - other process
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In response to C function - other process  (Jakub Woźny <kubaw@o2.pl>)
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Jakub Woźny <kubaw@o2.pl> writes:
> I wrote a simple function:

>     signal(SIGCHLD,SIG_IGN);
>     switch(fork())

This will NOT work.  It WILL corrupt your database.  You do not get to
randomly introduce new processes into the backend set.
        regards, tom lane

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